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April 6th, 2011, 07:17 PM

Osmeña Blvd. facelift needs P50M (http://cdn.ph/news_details.php?id=9366)
By Doris C. Bongcac, Reporter
Cebu Daily News April/7/2011

Imagine Osmeña Boulevard transformed into a Spanish-era walkway with brick sidewalks and colonial lamps.

But before this could be done, the Beautiful Cebu Foundation needs to raise at least P50 million in donations to fund the Osmeña Boulevard Revitalization Project.

“We have to tap everybody’s help because we only have one goal. We all love Cebu,” said Mariquita Salimbangon-Yeung, the foundation’s chairperson.

She presented the plans yesterday in a meeting at the social hall of Cebu City’s Legislative Building where they agreed to solicit support from business establishments along the main road.

Architect Tessie Javier said upgrading the 2.5-kilometer sidewalk would cost P20,000 per meter or about P50 million.

At present, Osmeña Boulevard has sidewalks that are three 3 meters to seven meters wide although the ideal span is is seven meters, she said.

“We will have a sidewalk with details reflective of Cebu’s heritage, something that would show what Cebu was like during the Spanish rule,” Javier said.

Also in the meeting were foundation vice chairperson Margie Lhuillier, lawyer Christina Garcia-Frasco, Javier, Bankers Club president Chito Cabaero, businessmen Bunny Pages and Efrain Pelaez and Ted Locson of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Yeung pledged to donate P1 million to the foundation while Pages pledged P100,000.

Yeung, a mutual friend of Mayor Michael Rama and Gov. Gwen Garcia, said the foundation would like donations from business entities to be tax deductible to encourage more participation.

“But the proposal is still subject to the approval of the mayor,” she said.

The foundation will launch its fund-raising activity and campaign to revitalize Osmeña Boulevard on May 2.

Although she’s a registered voter in Bogo City, Yeung owns a house in Cebu City where she operates her businesses and engages in philanthropic activities.

Wolfranz

April 6th, 2011, 09:21 PM

MatudNilaBaby

April 6th, 2011, 10:57 PM

majaba98

April 6th, 2011, 11:14 PM

Is that a program for dslr Sir?

Sorry, can define dslr please ?

majaba98

April 6th, 2011, 11:19 PM

AmbutLang

April 7th, 2011, 12:06 AM

Why don't the city put-up for the public, the design contest of Osmena Blvd and have a price money of say 50 thousand pesos for the selected design and consolation to the others designers if their designs will be incorporated to the winner's design. Kadaghan architect graduates sa Cebu. Syaro. Kung ma implemented ang iyang design another 50T. Makita nimo unsa kadaghan mag ambition makakuha sa total 100T. The designer will sign a contract that he/she cannot asked the 10% of the project cost since it will be a public service. Give a time frame of 5 months for the contest. And at the same time fund raising will start. :banana2: :)

sugbuanon

April 7th, 2011, 12:15 AM

sugbuanon

April 7th, 2011, 01:01 AM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

THE landscape of Cebu football is due for some expansive “seismic activity.”

According to Cebu Football Association (CFA) president Richard Montayre, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) picked Cebu as the beneficiary of the latest Fifa Goal Project.

“The Fifa Goal Project in Cebu will involve the creation of a football village,” Montayre told me during the DRB Football Jamboree last weekend.

As its centerpiece, the football village will have a 40,000-seater stadium with an international standard football pitch. The stadium will be surrounded by rows of regular and smaller-sized pitches, a field for beach football, covered courts for futsal, a structure for offices, lodging facilities, among others. As a sports tourism destination, the village will allow development for hotels and commercial structures.

Montayre’s description of the football village, which will be gradually built in phases, left me wide-eyed with wonder. Not so long ago, the idea would have been excessively ambitious, if not outlandish. With Fifa’s renewed belief in Philippine football and the no-nonsense approach of the PFF, football infrastructure in the country is slowly taking shape, and it makes sense that strategic Cebu will be part of such growth, starting with the football village.

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

Montayre said their proposal received positive feedback during the meeting between the CFA, represented by Eugene Ynclino, and Capitol last week.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Fifa funds will be used to build the field and stadium, but Montayre revealed that several private companies have expressed interest in taking care of the improvements, including the other facilities, as their way of contributing to the development of football.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Montayre, though, had to fly to Manila yesterday morning to meet with PFF president Nonong Araneta and show him the plan for the football village.

“Okay si Nonong,” said Montayre of the plan.

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

Montayre and Araneta asked if it was possible for the Aboitizes to donate the land to the CFA. Rafa, for his part, asked for details on the memorandum of agreement between Fifa and the property owner.

“Next week, Andoni Aboitiz will meet with the PFF to discuss the matter,” said Montayre, referring to Aboitizland’s chief operating officer.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

However, the property will be open to private entities that are willing to lend a helping hand to develop and spend for the football village, which, in turn, should be made available to the football community.

Montayre said the CFA will present the plan to the PFF Board by month’s end, and then forward the Goal Project proposal to Fifa for fund allocation of at least $1 million.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2011/04/07/villaflor-football-village-horizon-149153

Junx

April 7th, 2011, 02:47 AM

Welcome to Cebu "Bruno Mars"...

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/84/brunomarsliveinmanilaan.jpg

I've heard that Bruno Mars' mother was originally from Carcar, Cebu. I dunno if that's true. Please verify guys! Thanks!

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 04:14 AM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

While nag jogging ko sa abellana ganiha, ako gi imagine nga wat if himuon ug full pledge na stadium ang abellana. Like i-transfer ang abellana natl ug city central school para motuyok na full circle ang bleachers. Then makahost nata ug mga World Cup qualifiers ug mga AFC Cup games with the Azkals playing at home turf.

And now comes this news. This is just great! Imagine naa ka sulod sa stadium nya ang background kay ang buildings sa AITP. Sweet!

ivanc

April 7th, 2011, 04:23 AM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sports/2011/04/07/villaflor-football-village-horizon-149153

how big is the required property? If I had the choice, I'd put it in Camp Lapu Lapu or SRP (maybe we can fill-in a portion of Pond A for this) for accessibility... Liloan is too far. With this in place, we can bid for the World Cup qualifying tournaments.

ivanc

April 7th, 2011, 04:31 AM

While nag jogging ko sa abellana ganiha, ako gi imagine nga wat if himuon ug full pledge na stadium ang abellana. Like i-transfer ang abellana natl ug city central school para motuyok na full circle ang bleacers. Then makahost nata ug mga World Cup qualifiers ug mga AFC Cup games with the Azkals playing at home turf.

And now comes this news. This is just great! Imagine naa ka sulod sa stadium nya ang background kay ang buildings sa AITP. Sweet!

kahunahuna sad ko ana bai.. akong idea gani is to transfer the school bldgs of abellana the back of the current grandstand (isnt it govt property?).. then build a grand stand sa current abellena school bldg nga place.. extend r.landon ext to urgello st... the "entrance" of the new abellana schools will be on the extended r.landon ext..

Parchie

April 7th, 2011, 04:35 AM

^^The plans for improvement are welcome, but sorry, I don't want to sound negative but I have to ask, why Spanish-era? That is too much of historical inaccuracy. Osmeña Boulevard was just kalibunan and fields during the Spanish colonial period. Mura'g nagpakabogo lagi na si Architect Javier. Sayang unta, a golden opportunity for a correct and tasteful architectural preservation.

I think what the proponents wanted to project is for Cebu City to look like an old Spanish city! Ain't bad. If we will be allowed to see any rendering for us to comment, we could help in this endeavor, IMO. The real fact also is it's hard to see people who have this love for helping beautify more our beloved city!

If we wanted to be "historically correct", we need to plant more cogon grass in the area, plant big baliti trees, or even remove the road pavements to please people!
:jk::jk::jk:

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 05:06 AM

kiretoce

April 7th, 2011, 05:09 AM

Post away folks! :colgate:

Link to Thread 109 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=623368&page=4113) in the Archives. :okay:

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 05:25 AM

If dslr means a digital slr camera, it works perfectly. You can download it to a mac or a PC driven computer. There are different options depending on what computer system you are utilizing. Just google it and follow the instructions.

ah ok... but I don't use dslr. usualy phone and point and shoot cams lang. But I'l try...:okay:

re: Osmeña Blvd. facelift - wa tay mahimo. Saludo man gani ko nila kay volunteers raman sad na sila gamit ilang kaugalingon nga kwarta. Much better nanang Spanish kaysa forever nga ingun ana ra ka Juan inspired and Osmena blvrd. Nangita man gani silag fund raising, mag pa contest na nuon... unsa may i premyo nila, another fund raising nasad. Ang kana nga plano nga facelift IMO kay murag chance ra gani na nga manindot finally ang Osmena Blvd. I'm not in favor also of Spanish design kay American inspired baya na daan ang Osmena Blvd. but imbes mo criticize sa type of design, mas mo labaw akong pag hanga nila kay sa criticism tungod sa ilang pag pangga sa lugar nga gastuhan nila sa ilang kahago...:yes:
Ok nalang ko sa design kay murag wala silay pondo para bayad og mga maayong architects... :yes:
Sometimes mas maayo nga barato ang plano bisag dili kaayo bongga pero dako ang possibility nga ma implement kaysa bongga ang plano involving more money pero kutob ra's plano kay nahubsan nag kwarta...:yes:

Wolfranz

April 7th, 2011, 05:44 AM

^^Makadayeg man pud ko sa ilang effort to beautify the city, we badly need it after all. But I'm only saying we have better options.

Not all architectural competitions kailangan naay dakong gasto. The plans for Fuente Osmena, for example, gi-pa contest man ni Michel Lhuillier sa mga landscape architecture students sa USC. Almost free or gamay ra kaayo ang nagasto ni Lhuillier, nakahatag pud siyag chance for undiscovered talents. And there is now a definite and tasteful plan and direction for the redevelopment of Fuente Osmena.

I really think mas makabarato sila if they would opt for a more American or even a modern design. P20,000 per sqm? Bongga ra kaayo na ilang gi-propose.

wakeuptoreality

April 7th, 2011, 06:10 AM

nana silay timeline sa beautification project?

Henz

April 7th, 2011, 06:22 AM

Bitaw.. its a purely private effort.. so instead of criticizing it.. we must support na lang whatever we can.. after all.. this is for the good of Cebu..

Besides, i believe the Architect who designs it is not being paid a single cent for design.. its "pro bono"..

Sleepwalker

April 7th, 2011, 06:30 AM

^^So we have this private-sector led project on the go...I can use this good news today... :cheers:

Now, in addition, another fresh good news that excites me is the "mega-city" project of Aboitizland and the football village of Cebu Football Association... :banana::cheers:

Cebu is changing fast..And the good news is it's not only skylines, but also the landscape...Thanks to heavens! :cheers:

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 07:07 AM

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/3470/sunset2x.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4923/sunset4c.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6558/sunset5p.jpg

majaba98

April 7th, 2011, 07:21 AM

majaba98

April 7th, 2011, 07:25 AM

My pleasure SleMarKen. Your point of view has developed very well. Anything I can do to help you (and all other forumers) progress will benefit (the forums and) your personal development in photography.
:-)

Sleepwalker

April 7th, 2011, 07:31 AM

Are there any renderings or a masterplan you could (re)post here please ? I´m not sure we all know about this project so far. Salamat !

The Aboitizland mega-city project has no available renderings yet. But it's something to look forward, knowing that the Abotizes are very bullish in Cebu.

majaba98

April 7th, 2011, 07:36 AM

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/3470/sunset2x.jpg

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4923/sunset4c.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6558/sunset5p.jpg

Hi SleMarKen,
It would be quite helpful if you could advise us where your shots were made from. Looks quite nice this restaurant, where is it located and what is it´s name please?

One more advice to HDR photography: when shooting from a tripod please use a cable release, so you have no distortion between the different aperture setting-shots. Each aperture difference should be at least 3 stops in difference: the first should exposure should be focused at the darkest point, the middle one to a medium - overall exposure setting, and the 3. one exposed to the sky. Most important is to keep the stop-differences between each shot exactly the same, meaning that you have 3 stops between each exposure, so please keep the stop difference with all 3 exposures exactly the same. Any questions, don´t hesitate to ask me. Test it and you find a complete new range of quality in your results ! Wishing you best results !

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 07:38 AM

^^Thanks a lot Sir... I'll take that advice...:okay:
Actually Sir I want to venture into photography pero I'm not really that serious about it... I dunno why :dunno: I'm simply taking pics just to promote. What you see is what you get with regards to my pics. As long as it will be clear then oks na sa akin...hehe. If I'm really want to be serious about photography, there is my expert mentors Markii and Ken (Gibb) "MarKen" na matagal na sana ako nagpaturo. I take pictures for people to say that Cebu is beautiful or the Philipines is beautiful, I'm not taking pics for them to say that I'm good in photography...:yes:
I will be more happy if they will credit the beauty of place than credit me on my way of taking pics...char! :D

majaba98

April 7th, 2011, 07:38 AM

The Aboitizland mega-city project has no available renderings yet. But it's something to look forward, knowing that the Abotizes are very bullish in Cebu.

Do you have any idea where it will be located please ? Possibly a goggle map with pointed out location ? That would be very kind, thanks Sleepwalker!

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 7th, 2011, 07:48 AM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

THE landscape of Cebu football is due for some expansive “seismic activity.”

According to Cebu Football Association (CFA) president Richard Montayre, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) picked Cebu as the beneficiary of the latest Fifa Goal Project.

“The Fifa Goal Project in Cebu will involve the creation of a football village,” Montayre told me during the DRB Football Jamboree last weekend.

As its centerpiece, the football village will have a 40,000-seater stadium with an international standard football pitch. The stadium will be surrounded by rows of regular and smaller-sized pitches, a field for beach football, covered courts for futsal, a structure for offices, lodging facilities, among others. As a sports tourism destination, the village will allow development for hotels and commercial structures.

Montayre’s description of the football village, which will be gradually built in phases, left me wide-eyed with wonder. Not so long ago, the idea would have been excessively ambitious, if not outlandish. With Fifa’s renewed belief in Philippine football and the no-nonsense approach of the PFF, football infrastructure in the country is slowly taking shape, and it makes sense that strategic Cebu will be part of such growth, starting with the football village.

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

Montayre said their proposal received positive feedback during the meeting between the CFA, represented by Eugene Ynclino, and Capitol last week.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Fifa funds will be used to build the field and stadium, but Montayre revealed that several private companies have expressed interest in taking care of the improvements, including the other facilities, as their way of contributing to the development of football.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Montayre, though, had to fly to Manila yesterday morning to meet with PFF president Nonong Araneta and show him the plan for the football village.

“Okay si Nonong,” said Montayre of the plan.

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

Montayre and Araneta asked if it was possible for the Aboitizes to donate the land to the CFA. Rafa, for his part, asked for details on the memorandum of agreement between Fifa and the property owner.

“Next week, Andoni Aboitiz will meet with the PFF to discuss the matter,” said Montayre, referring to Aboitizland’s chief operating officer.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

However, the property will be open to private entities that are willing to lend a helping hand to develop and spend for the football village, which, in turn, should be made available to the football community.

Montayre said the CFA will present the plan to the PFF Board by month’s end, and then forward the Goal Project proposal to Fifa for fund allocation of at least $1 million.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...horizon-149153

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you know what, i really couldn't contain my excitement for this! CEBU IS DEFINITELY THE MOST STRATEGIC PLACE IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!! I HOPE THIS GETS DONE!!!

i favor Lahug more than SRP and Liloan. Camp Lapu-Lapu has lots of greens and mas centro pud ang Lahug and duol pa gyud sa AITP and CBP! :okay::okay::okay:

but if tito Aboitiz is willing to donate, why not! ABOITIZ IS PLANNING TO BUILD A MEGACITY!!!! Awesome! :cool::cool::cool:

Sleepwalker

April 7th, 2011, 07:52 AM

Do you have any idea where it will be located please ? Possibly a goggle map with pointed out location ? That would be very kind, thanks Sleepwalker!

Pasensya kaayo Sir...I also don't have any idea on where is Aboitizland's Liloan property located.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 7th, 2011, 07:53 AM

^^
me too. i hope its overlooking the sea. :okay:

SleMarKen

April 7th, 2011, 07:56 AM

Hi SleMarKen,
It would be quite helpful if you could advise us where your shots were made from. Looks quite nice this restaurant, where is it located and what is it´s name please?

ahhmm, Sir! ammm... guess where! :lol::D :nocrook:

Rooftop of Robinland Sir sa South reclamation area of Mandaue City...:yes: A 360 view of metro Cebu... cebu City, Mandaue City and Lapu Lapu City and Mactan channel..:okay:
I'll post pics later...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 7th, 2011, 08:11 AM

sus! pagkadaghan sa mga dagko og makahinam-hinam nga mga project sa Cebu uy!

1. SM SRP
2. CITTA DI MARE
3. MCIA EXPANSION PROJECT
4. BRT CEBU
5. AYALA EXPANSION 2 AND THE REST OF CBP
6. PROJECTS AT AITP & ENVIRONS (CAMP LAPU-LAPU AND CIUDAD)
7. FUENTE AREA
8. MANDAUE AND MACTAN DEVELOPMENTS
9. LILOAN MEGACITY
10. FOOTBALL VILLAGE!!! and ultimately OLYMPIC VILLAGE!!! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

CEBU CEBU CEBU I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Jarenz

April 7th, 2011, 11:37 AM

P100M for hotel renovation
Sunstar Cebu

WITH P100 million set aside for an upgrade of the Movenpick Resort and Spa Cebu, those behind the renovation hope to begin implementing it in three months.

Oikonomous International Resources Corp. chairman Manny Osmeña said the renovation of the hotel and the two residential towers will not get in the way of their daily operations.

“We will do these in phases to as not to disturb the guests’ experience. We have to plan this properly so they will not be affected,” Osmeña said.

Osmeña and Movenpick director of business development Helmut Gaisberger met with
members of the press to introduce the Movenpick brand. Movenpick assumed management of the Oikonomous property after the management contract with Hilton Worldwide ended last March 31.

Osmeña said the partnership with Movenpick was similar to a “whirlwind romance,” saying the negotiations happened quickly.

“It was so fast, I could not believe it,” he said. He said it began when he was trying to work out some projects outside of the Philippines.

Contract

Though the original contract with Hilton was for them to manage the hotel and condominiums for 15 years, he said Oikonomous and Hilton agreed to the termination “very mutually.”

The contract with Movenpick is also good for 15 years.

Osmeña admitted that he did not talk to condominium residents about the change in management, but assured that 99 percent of the residents were satisfied with how the condominium is run.

He pointed out that their condominium dues are cheaper compared with others and that their units come with 40 security personnel and international hotel management.

The upgrade will consist of changing the main lobby and software for the hotel. The services of a French architectural specialist colorist was also commissioned to study the best color for the buildings.

“We want to induce the feeling for people who come here to be more romantic and stylish,” Osmeña said.

Gaisberger, who will act as the hotel general manager until Movenpick assigns a permanent one, said they plan to make the Movenpick Resort and Spa a destination in Cebu.

He said clients will find that their service comes “with a personal touch.”

Gaisberger said they would prefer to call themselves an “upscale” hotel rather than put emphasis on star rates.

“How often have you seen all kinds of stars but when you convert it, the service is not there?” he pointed out.

He said the Movenpick approach will be fresh and different that will adapt what is necessary for the 21st century.

Food, beverage

Noting that the company started as a restaurant in Zurich, Gaisberger said their brand will always excel in food and beverage.

He added that they want the hotel to become a destination and not follow what other resorts have done.

Movenpick is fast expanding in Asia, with 10 hotels in the works.

They are also planning to get markets from Europe, Russia and the surrounding Asean countries and China.

They also hope to increase the domestic presence.

Panzer_18

April 7th, 2011, 11:52 AM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

THE landscape of Cebu football is due for some expansive “seismic activity.”

According to Cebu Football Association (CFA) president Richard Montayre, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) picked Cebu as the beneficiary of the latest Fifa Goal Project.

“The Fifa Goal Project in Cebu will involve the creation of a football village,” Montayre told me during the DRB Football Jamboree last weekend.

As its centerpiece, the football village will have a 40,000-seater stadium with an international standard football pitch. The stadium will be surrounded by rows of regular and smaller-sized pitches, a field for beach football, covered courts for futsal, a structure for offices, lodging facilities, among others. As a sports tourism destination, the village will allow development for hotels and commercial structures.

Montayre’s description of the football village, which will be gradually built in phases, left me wide-eyed with wonder. Not so long ago, the idea would have been excessively ambitious, if not outlandish. With Fifa’s renewed belief in Philippine football and the no-nonsense approach of the PFF, football infrastructure in the country is slowly taking shape, and it makes sense that strategic Cebu will be part of such growth, starting with the football village.

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

Montayre said their proposal received positive feedback during the meeting between the CFA, represented by Eugene Ynclino, and Capitol last week.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Fifa funds will be used to build the field and stadium, but Montayre revealed that several private companies have expressed interest in taking care of the improvements, including the other facilities, as their way of contributing to the development of football.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Montayre, though, had to fly to Manila yesterday morning to meet with PFF president Nonong Araneta and show him the plan for the football village.

“Okay si Nonong,” said Montayre of the plan.

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

Montayre and Araneta asked if it was possible for the Aboitizes to donate the land to the CFA. Rafa, for his part, asked for details on the memorandum of agreement between Fifa and the property owner.

“Next week, Andoni Aboitiz will meet with the PFF to discuss the matter,” said Montayre, referring to Aboitizland’s chief operating officer.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

However, the property will be open to private entities that are willing to lend a helping hand to develop and spend for the football village, which, in turn, should be made available to the football community.

Montayre said the CFA will present the plan to the PFF Board by month’s end, and then forward the Goal Project proposal to Fifa for fund allocation of at least $1 million.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...horizon-149153

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you know what, i really couldn't contain my excitement for this! CEBU IS DEFINITELY THE MOST STRATEGIC PLACE IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!! I HOPE THIS GETS DONE!!!

i favor Lahug more than SRP and Liloan. Camp Lapu-Lapu has lots of greens and mas centro pud ang Lahug and duol pa gyud sa AITP and CBP! :okay::okay::okay:

but if tito Aboitiz is willing to donate, why not! ABOITIZ IS PLANNING TO BUILD A MEGACITY!!!! Awesome! :cool::cool::cool:

^^super pwede kaau kung kung mka.held such homeless world cup of Asian cup ... :okay:

Panzer_18

April 7th, 2011, 02:17 PM

http://http://www.flickr.com/photos/rluuphotography/5203120107/

BRUNO MARS

welcome to cebu :cheers:

majaba98

April 7th, 2011, 03:10 PM

[QUOTE=mAiNsTrEaMhunter;75630815][B]Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...horizon-149153

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So it seems we will shortly find out where Aboitiz will set up their "MEGAcity"

Sleepwalker

April 7th, 2011, 06:29 PM

Kung kahinumdoman, sige baya ko og hisgot sa una kabahin sa pagpalambo sa agriculture sa Cebu. Ug sa hilom lang diay, naa na diay nag coffee farming sa Cebu...200 hectares...ug additional pa nga 300 hectares later on...Dako dako pud...Maayo unta og mapadayon! :cheers::banana:

Firm eyes 4,000 hectares for coffee plantations (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/312524/firm-eyes-4000-hectares-coffee-plantations)
By MARVYN N. BENANINGApril 2, 2011,
1:13pm

MANILA, Philippines — Corporate Holdings Management, Inc. (CHMI) is working on a plan to develop 4,000 hectares of land for coffee plantations in the next five years and is keen on developing sites in San Mateo and Antipolo City as sites for plantations nearest to the metropolis.

Noel S. Gonzales, CHMI founding chairman and CEO, is an investment banker who has been engaged for years in real estate development.

“Our plan is to cover 4,000 hectares in a five-year period through the help of the government and banking sector and in partnership with Nestle as buyer. At present, we were able to plant 333 coffee trees covering 200 hectares in Cebu within only five months and now we are preparing 300 hectares more for planting. We are also eyeing Antipolo and San Mateo as new sites for coffee production,” he revealed.

Aside from Gonzales, Simeon L. Kintanar, president of CHMI Agroforest Development Corp., said his company also partnered with the community in Alcoy, Cebu to cultivate coffee trees and eventually make Cebu as the coffee corridor in Central Visayas.

Nestle is the country's biggest buyer of coffee cherries and it has been engaged in attracting farmers agribusiness companies to dabble with coffee, the most consumed beverage on the planet next to water.

Nestle Philippines chairman and CEO John Miller attended a recent coffee forum and vowed to support the industry.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has also called on private companies to work on coffee and promised a package of incentives to lure more entrepreneurs to establish plantations, with the Department of Agriculture (DA) setting up 21 coffee processing facilities from Cordillera down to Mindanao to support them.

These facilities, to be built within five years, would cost P4.9-million each.

Marriz Manuel B. Agbon, who heads the National Convergence Initiative (NCI) of the DA, Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)and acts as president of the Philippine Agricultural Development and Commercial Corp. (PADCC) said NCI is identifying specific coffee clusters in each province and identified Northern Mindanao, Davao, and SOCSARGEN (South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos City) as accounting for a maximum of 52 percent of the country's coffee production.

Dante S. Delima, program director of DA-High Value Crops Development Program said his office is committed to develop the coffee industry and has allotted P50 million for robusta production this year for some of the 10 priority regions.

Delima said 70 percent of coffee produced in the Philippines is Robusta variety, one of the most popular and commercial varieties of coffee.

Other coffee varieties cultivated in the country are arabica (aromatic), liberica (kapeng barako), and excelsa (bitter).

He stressed the importance of quality and affordable planting materials for mass propagation of coffee.

Financing programs for coffee growers and investors through the assistance of Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) and Banco de Oro (BDO) were discussed by Liduvino Geron, Land Bank 1st VP for the agrarian and domestic banking sector and Rhoda Orsolino, BDO senior VP for Commercial Banking Group (Luzon), respectively.

“We are prepared to fund new coffee plantations and the rehabilitation of existing areas for coffee. We are also ready to finance irrigation systems if needed. Borrowers are also allotted a grace period to repay the loan until cashflow is generated,” said Geron.

“For our part, BDO’s support to agriculture and fisheries is now slowly picking up. Our bank is open to individual borrowers provided they can comply with all the requirements of the bank which are needed to secure their ability to repay the loan,” explained Orsolino.

On tax incentives for coffee investors provided by the Board of Investments (BOI) under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Guillermo S. Laquindanum, director, Supervision and Monitoring Department, discussed the simplified procedures for investors who would like to avail of tax incentives.

“Investments in agribusiness or agriculture and fisheries commercial production and processing are at the top of our Investment Priority Plan (IPP),” he said.
.

pmarl

April 7th, 2011, 06:37 PM

Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

THE landscape of Cebu football is due for some expansive “seismic activity.”

According to Cebu Football Association (CFA) president Richard Montayre, the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) picked Cebu as the beneficiary of the latest Fifa Goal Project.

“The Fifa Goal Project in Cebu will involve the creation of a football village,” Montayre told me during the DRB Football Jamboree last weekend.

As its centerpiece, the football village will have a 40,000-seater stadium with an international standard football pitch. The stadium will be surrounded by rows of regular and smaller-sized pitches, a field for beach football, covered courts for futsal, a structure for offices, lodging facilities, among others. As a sports tourism destination, the village will allow development for hotels and commercial structures.

Montayre’s description of the football village, which will be gradually built in phases, left me wide-eyed with wonder. Not so long ago, the idea would have been excessively ambitious, if not outlandish. With Fifa’s renewed belief in Philippine football and the no-nonsense approach of the PFF, football infrastructure in the country is slowly taking shape, and it makes sense that strategic Cebu will be part of such growth, starting with the football village.

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

Montayre said their proposal received positive feedback during the meeting between the CFA, represented by Eugene Ynclino, and Capitol last week.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Fifa funds will be used to build the field and stadium, but Montayre revealed that several private companies have expressed interest in taking care of the improvements, including the other facilities, as their way of contributing to the development of football.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Montayre, though, had to fly to Manila yesterday morning to meet with PFF president Nonong Araneta and show him the plan for the football village.

“Okay si Nonong,” said Montayre of the plan.

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

Montayre and Araneta asked if it was possible for the Aboitizes to donate the land to the CFA. Rafa, for his part, asked for details on the memorandum of agreement between Fifa and the property owner.

“Next week, Andoni Aboitiz will meet with the PFF to discuss the matter,” said Montayre, referring to Aboitizland’s chief operating officer.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

However, the property will be open to private entities that are willing to lend a helping hand to develop and spend for the football village, which, in turn, should be made available to the football community.

Montayre said the CFA will present the plan to the PFF Board by month’s end, and then forward the Goal Project proposal to Fifa for fund allocation of at least $1 million.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...horizon-149153

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you know what, i really couldn't contain my excitement for this! CEBU IS DEFINITELY THE MOST STRATEGIC PLACE IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!! I HOPE THIS GETS DONE!!!

i favor Lahug more than SRP and Liloan. Camp Lapu-Lapu has lots of greens and mas centro pud ang Lahug and duol pa gyud sa AITP and CBP! :okay::okay::okay:

but if tito Aboitiz is willing to donate, why not! ABOITIZ IS PLANNING TO BUILD A MEGACITY!!!! Awesome! :cool::cool::cool:

Very Good News :)

bisayaKID

April 8th, 2011, 03:51 AM

Bruno Mars' Concert in Cebu
april 7, 2011

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/215203_1891464762796_1126817066_32192712_4652237_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/208729_1804763753751_1079605844_1960016_3224137_n.jpg

69cEmNVuaaY

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 8th, 2011, 04:10 AM

Sold out concert gyud gabii!!!! Bruno Mars rocked Cebu!!!! :okay::okay::okay:

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 04:28 AM

He said he's proud to be a Filipino :)
He brought with him his whole family in Cebu...:okay:

_XaetRwFk2s

bisayaKID

April 8th, 2011, 04:54 AM

He said he's proud to be a Filipino :)
He brought with him his whole family in Cebu...:okay:

his family watched the dancing inmates..

anyway, 1st week of february(that's 2 months before the concert) wala pa ang tickets sa cebu pero almost sold out na daw kay gipang reserve na... man daghan pa gyud ang wa na kakita kay nahutdan nag tickets

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 04:58 AM

^^megadome!
Basig si Celine Dion na unya sunod mo ari diri:D nya gamay kaayo ang concert hall sa Cebu!:ohno:

concern

April 8th, 2011, 05:19 AM

rustyboi

April 8th, 2011, 05:37 AM

his family watched the dancing inmates..

anyway, 1st week of february(that's 2 months before the concert) wala pa ang tickets sa cebu pero almost sold out na daw kay gipang reserve na... man daghan pa gyud ang wa na kakita kay nahutdan nag tickets

good for you bai, naka kuha dyud ka ticket. kami wala mi naabtan kay Sold out na. :D

my sisters bought the tickets pag February pa :)

some other youtube video find:

Bruno Mars live in Cebu
sLjAi0O8Mp0
by jekafox (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLjAi0O8Mp0)

A6dSSieiGEk
by giopaulo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6dSSieiGEk)

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 05:39 AM

^^lol, kita pasiya ana ni Bruno Sir ingun ana kalayo? ehehehe

rustyboi

April 8th, 2011, 05:43 AM

^^lol, kita pasiya ana ni Bruno Sir ingun ana kalayo? ehehehe

haha. if you buy the VIP platinum ticket, you'll see Bruno Mars in 4 feet. cheapest ticket, 4 inches nalang ang size ni Bruno tungod sa ka layo. :lol:

Sleepwalker

April 8th, 2011, 06:20 AM

In five years from now, Cebu will have additional malls, schools, hospital, better mass transportation, better airport, arranged and cleaner streets and denser skyline. :banana:

I am wishing for that football village and megadome to come into reality... :banana:

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 06:22 AM

^^SG in the making?ehehehe except beautiful sprawling malls:D

kenken94

April 8th, 2011, 06:25 AM

^^ No, it's not SG. It's CEBU CITY in the making! ;)

Panzer_18

April 8th, 2011, 06:25 AM

^^SRP ala Marina bay financial Park y sentosa island ... :lol:

Sleepwalker

April 8th, 2011, 06:32 AM

I hope, all Cebu LGU's will have a metro-wide cleanliness drive. And repaint everything that needs repainting...It really gives a better impression to have buildings, road markers, center islands and railings in fresh paint from time to time.

Henz

April 8th, 2011, 07:12 AM

I 100% agree with you @ sleep... Kinahanglan jud na e maintain sa Metro Cebu, being a premier Metro in the country.

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 07:20 AM

^^ No, it's not SG. It's CEBU CITY in the making! ;)

No! Wrong! Unsaon man pag himo ang butang kung wapa ni exist... Is there another Cebu City in this planet?

What I mean ang pace ba niya and our aim where we set a standard and as far as I know Cebu City statndard is still the current standard which is IMO still a low standard.. and for me, I aim for a high standard like....
og ang dagan sa growth mao ang pareha not necessarily ang itsura sa syudad...:yes:

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 07:25 AM

Some FYI:

Mövenpick Resort and Spa Cebu is actually just the 4th in Asia.

Promo rates for the next two months!

More watersports activities such as parasailing, zipline and rappelling, and undersea walking.

Island hopping ang sky tour now available.

Manny O's will continue to serve some of the best wines and tapas.

cris_skywalker

April 8th, 2011, 09:57 AM

Sorry guys if a bit OT ni nga post...

QHA Trent Accreditation is a British-based accreditation company with a worldwide vision dedicated to improving quality and reducing risk for patients, healthcare providers and the general public.

The QHA Group is owned and managed by a group of acknowledged clinicians and other experts actively working within the British National Health Service (NHS) and in British private medical practice. It values professionalism and commitment to service above all else, and in this way QHA ensures that patients are put first, as they should be.

QHA has considerable and long-standing expertise in a wide range of healthcare fields deeply embedded into its DNA, most especially in the field of independent hospital and clinic accreditation.

many hospitals around the world has been accredited by QHA Trent which is the british counterpart of JCI in the US, ACHS in Australia and ACI in Canada.

and recently, our country now has a hospital which is QHA Trent accredited.

Cebu Doctors' University Hospital is the first and as of the moment the only Tertiary hospital in the country to be accredited with QHA Trent. Kudos to CDUH for a job well done and congrats to everyone of us! this is another milestone achieved by the country in the medical field.

link: http://www.qha-international.co.uk/news/cebudoctorsuniversityhospitalachievesqhatrentaccreditation

CDUH Website: http://www.cduh.com.ph/

diehardbisdak

April 8th, 2011, 11:12 AM

^^megadome!
Basig si Celine Dion na unya sunod mo ari diri:D nya gamay kaayo ang concert hall sa Cebu!:ohno:

kung nadayon unta to ang proposal sa ABS CBN to build a coliseum, pero sayang, gi turn down sa Provincial Govt...

Sleepwalker

April 8th, 2011, 01:27 PM

Sorry guys if a bit OT ni nga post...

Cebu Doctors' University Hospital is the first and as of the moment the only Tertiary hospital in the country to be accredited with QHA Trent. Kudos to CDUH for a job well done and congrats to everyone of us! this is another milestone achieved by the country in the medical field.

link: http://www.qha-international.co.uk/news/cebudoctorsuniversityhospitalachievesqhatrentaccreditation

CDUH Website: http://www.cduh.com.ph/

Job well done, CebuDoc! Pahilom hilom lang ning CebuDoc! :banana::cheers:

federalist

April 8th, 2011, 01:41 PM

asa diay nag concert si Bruno Mars?

unsa diay nationality ana niya?

sorry for my ignorance.

a_terisk78y™

April 8th, 2011, 01:52 PM

^^

last night didto xa sa waterfront where the tickets was sold out 2 months ago.

he is puerto rican with half filipino his mother side..

not sure if his grandpa a cebuano basin sayop ko minaw sa sugbu tv hehe pasenxia daan.

here are some random pics taken yesterday and the other day...

at AYALA CENTER CEBU
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eyKm4i7pIBU/TZ3IZKUZznI/AAAAAAAAABY/f0Zf60KIWE8/s640/2011-04-07%2016.51.08.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_eyKm4i7pIBU/TZ3G4dp3AQI/AAAAAAAAABI/meQfU673DKM/s640/2011-04-07%2016.51.51.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_eyKm4i7pIBU/TZ3KqckG-aI/AAAAAAAAABs/99FY9HXEvXM/s640/2011-04-07%2016.49.48.jpg

Hadsan
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_eyKm4i7pIBU/TZ3LubB11jI/AAAAAAAAAB4/3txkiYNvfeM/s640/2011-04-06%2017.55.26.jpg

Imperial Palace
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_eyKm4i7pIBU/TZ0qr_OeOmI/AAAAAAAAAA4/YrFGTj57O1U/s640/2011-04-06%2018.02.44.jpg
:)

kenken94

April 8th, 2011, 02:32 PM

No! Wrong! Unsaon man pag himo ang butang kung wapa ni exist... Is there another Cebu City in this planet?

What I mean ang pace ba niya and our aim where we set a standard and as far as I know Cebu City statndard is still the current standard which is IMO still a low standard.. and for me, I aim for a high standard like....
og ang dagan sa growth mao ang pareha not necessarily ang itsura sa syudad...:yes:

Well I 'd rather refer to it as Cebu City being Cebu. It's how I see it and how I want it to be.

federalist

April 8th, 2011, 02:49 PM

zidlakan

April 8th, 2011, 05:53 PM

tanx bai. wow legs lagi kaayo ng sa 1st pix bai.. hehe

kadaku sa picture ang legs pa juy nakit-an, ha ha :lol: :lol:

babaye na si bruno mars? mura'g babaje lagi na siya diri ...

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217416_1895705762545_1538614080_2022903_1273001_n.jpg

he he he

"ZukiChirO"

April 8th, 2011, 05:54 PM

some pictures taken last April 2-3, 2011.

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1726.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1676.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1725.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1724.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1675.jpg

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t93/bermudez_08/100_1674.jpg

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 06:04 PM

kadaku sa picture ang legs pa juy nakit-an, ha ha :lol: :lol:

babaye na si bruno mars? mura'g babaje lagi na siya diri ...

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217416_1895705762545_1538614080_2022903_1273001_n.jpg

he he he

hahahaha. Maypa ka Sir nakakita niya in person. Maypa nanganha mis airport gahapon da...ehehehe
niingon akong mama Sir "kinsa mana, iya nang misis?":D Ingko, di uy, si Mars Bruno na..:lol:

SleMarKen

April 8th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Lapu Lapu City, Cebu

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6017/llc1.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5642/llc2.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1779/llc3.jpg

zeargs

April 8th, 2011, 06:45 PM

just some random shots guys

http://s4.postimage.org/2qe6kkxk4/196449_1844567510683_1135475510_2192415_5023739.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2qe6kkxk4/)

http://s4.postimage.org/2qeorhqzo/198390_1844566430656_1135475510_2192412_5031507.jpg (http://postimage.org/image/2qeorhqzo/)

Henz

April 9th, 2011, 02:17 AM

kadaku sa picture ang legs pa juy nakit-an, ha ha :lol: :lol:

babaye na si bruno mars? mura'g babaje lagi na siya diri ...

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217416_1895705762545_1538614080_2022903_1273001_n.jpg

he he he

:lol::lol::lol: katawa ko sir @zid.. girl kaayo ug pose si Bruno Mars..

@ federalist.. bitaw.. kadako sa pictures ang legs jud imo na appreciate.. hahaha.. klaro jud kang dukirok.. :lol::lol:

Henz

April 9th, 2011, 02:20 AM

Lapu Lapu City, Cebu

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6017/llc1.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5642/llc2.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1779/llc3.jpg

wow.. nice pic of the Lapu-Lapu city, city center skyline. Usually man gud ang skyline at the beach area mao man pirme ma feature.

Kudos to slerz.. for his untiring efforts, even without anything in return to post those pictures to promote Cebu....

You're great !!! :okay:

SleMarKen

April 9th, 2011, 02:25 AM

wow.. nice pic of the Lapu-Lapu city, city center skyline. Usually man gud ang skyline at the beach area mao man pirme ma feature.

Kudos to slerz.. for his untiring efforts, even without anything in return to post those pictures to promote Cebu....

You're great !!! :okay:

yup... Dako nasad agi ang Lapu Lapu interms sa skyline... Next ang sa Mandaue nasad unya akong ipost :okay:
thanks btw and also to HM...:okay:

re: aw naa diay legs ato? wa ko kabantay dah! :lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 9th, 2011, 04:14 AM

^^

last night didto xa sa waterfront where the tickets was sold out 2 months ago.

he is puerto rican with half filipino his mother side..

not sure if his grandpa a cebuano basin sayop ko minaw sa sugbu tv hehe pasenxia daan.

actually, i've read sa news article gahapon nga iyang mama, si Bernadette Bayot was born and raised in Manila and is the daughter of Eugene Bayot, a Filipino-Spanish who hails from Cebu and could only speak Spanish! Surprisingly, Eugene Bayot is the uncle of Eddie Gutierrez!!! :okay:

so we could safely say the Bruno Mars is also a Cebuano! :okay:

BTW, nindot imong mga pics bro! :okay:

Sleepwalker

April 9th, 2011, 05:48 AM

From Padgett thread at Project and Proposals section.

here are the good news i gathered during our product knowledge seminar yesterday:

- padgett place has won the bidding in developing a large portion of the UP High School ground into a mixed use facility.. the project will be called the UP Cebu Commercial & Academic Complex.. based on the rendering presented yesterday its about 4-5 storeys tall and 2-3x the size of E-mall.. included in the complex will be cebu's first Starbucks drive thru..

- the road leading to the Condominium will be widened and landscaped..

- at their newly acquired property also in gorrordo will soon rise a two-tower condotel.. "watch out kuno ta!!!"

BTW, i don't know if this is an OT...But I think, the count of current project in Cebu deserves a dedicated subfolder within the Projects section.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 9th, 2011, 05:54 AM

^^
i guess that if cebu projects reached 100+ i think even though there are projects that are nearing completions and is ready for archive.

no.1ta

April 9th, 2011, 07:26 AM

how come Bruno Mars pick Cebu first to performed than Manila, thats a big deal right... ang mother side siguro ni mars is a Cebuano.:)

federalist

April 9th, 2011, 09:18 AM

:lol::lol::lol: katawa ko sir @zid.. girl kaayo ug pose si Bruno Mars..

@ federalist.. bitaw.. kadako sa pictures ang legs jud imo na appreciate.. hahaha.. klaro jud kang dukirok.. :lol::lol:

nakapuno raman ang legs sa kanindot sa kuha sa CBP. usa sad baya na sa nakanindot ilaag2x sa Ayala kay daghan kaayog chix.:lol:

Henz

April 9th, 2011, 09:36 AM

mao jud bai..... pagtagbaw.. kay ig balik nimo Saudi.. wa na jud ning mga ingon ani na talan awon.. hehehehe

zidlakan

April 9th, 2011, 09:55 AM

anyway, i'd like to ask for your assistance ... just a few minutes of your time.

we are always looking for ways to expand our horizon in how we can serve our
clients better, in whatever way we can. we are bound by certain government
regulations in creating/upgrading our website but that is forthcoming, hopefully
this month. at this point in time, i can not also assure you it will be a fantastic
website nor that it maybe regularly updated - i still have to work on the possibi-
lity of hiring/assigning staff on a full-time basis to act as webmaster and regu-
larly update the website. our staffing pattern now is actually LOWER than the
2004 level due to an Executive Order (E.O. 366) signed by GMA in 2004 which
prevents us from hiring people. so that's why we are short in many ways.

but in this day and age, there are new avenues, technology, and opportunities
most especially in advocacy and information dissemination which we can try
and, which are not necessarily costly.

thus we are embarking on a experiment to open new lines of public advocacy
and communication through social media networking.

this may work, this may not, this may work but we can't have the manpower
to sustain, or this can succeed unexpectedly - we really don't know. but
since this is inexpensive and will not entail money and much effort, just some
time, we are willing to try and experiment with this.

and we need you help!

the following social media networking accounts are now open for beta testing:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cebuairport

Twitter: https://twitter.com/cebuairport

if you have a facebook account and/or a twitter account, could you spare
a few minutes of your time and add us in your accounts? we're just trying
this one, and we do hope it could be of help,... we are very grateful for your
help and cooperation.

thank you.

federalist

April 9th, 2011, 09:57 AM

mao bitaw naka appreciate ko bai kay naa nako diri ron. balik napud sa conservative planet. hehe

xxxriainxxx

April 9th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Shell Horizons inc. ships from Burgos st., Mandaue city, Cebu. (according to Anna Oposa)

Looks like from Zamboanga, but we saw some of the marine products that maybe coming from Cebu,

I hate posting bad news but, an environmentalist friend from the UK stumbled on this site which sells corals and shells WHOLESALE in the US. The Corals were purported from the Philippines and Bahamas.

SHELL HORIZONS, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

Look at these photos:

http://www.shellhorizons.com/images/families.jpg

THIS IS ILLEGAL!

http://www.shellhorizons.com/images/Fishermanb.jpg

http://www.shellhorizons.com/images/diver1.jpg

http://www.shellhorizons.com/images/diver2.jpg

http://www.shellhorizons.com/process/DSCN9405.jpg

http://www.shellhorizons.com/process/coral2.jpg

http://www.shellhorizons.com/process/coral8.jpg

More PHOTOS HERE (http://www.shellhorizons.com/process.asp)

This goes against CITES. HORRIBLE. HORRIBLE.

Please help by reposting in your blogs, in your FB wall, your twitter, send letters to your local leaders, BFAR, etc.

Henz

April 9th, 2011, 11:10 AM

very disgusting indeed... we should help in the eradication of such illegal acts!!!

xxxriainxxx

April 9th, 2011, 11:26 AM

very disgusting indeed... we should help in the eradication of such illegal acts!!!

Please blog, or tweet this... If you can contact your local media.. We need them to pick up this story. Salamat po..

great184

April 9th, 2011, 04:04 PM

Where are they getting the corals? In Zamboanga only? Indeed if this practice is left unchecked this would lead to the depletion of our coral reefs and severely damage our ecological balance!

shaKEIRa

April 9th, 2011, 04:18 PM

very disgusting indeed... we should help in the eradication of such illegal acts!!!

daghan mga tindahan sa shells sa mactan di ba? kita ko atong nag punta engano ko...:bash: marine biology ko pero wala koy mabuhat sa karon, so sad!:ohno:

btw, unsa mga lugar ang nice adtuan sa north aside sa mga nice beaches? i want to try backpacking sa north! mana ko sa south!:cheers:

bisayaKID

April 9th, 2011, 04:59 PM

On Thursday 7th April 2011, @itsmekrisaquino said:
Loving Kim's new Olay TVC- super pretty sya! Also anne & john lloyd in greenwich- entertaining & funny! In my new Pantene TVC shot in Bangkok, furniture was by Kenneth Cobonpue! Bonggang world class Pinoy furniture

http://www.twitlonger.com/show/9n3dsk

wa koy makit.an video sa TVC sa youtube

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 9th, 2011, 05:08 PM

daghan mga tindahan sa shells sa mactan di ba? kita ko atong nag punta engano ko...:bash: marine biology ko pero wala koy mabuhat sa karon, so sad!:ohno:

btw, unsa mga lugar ang nice adtuan sa north aside sa mga nice beaches? i want to try backpacking sa north! mana ko sa south!:cheers:

IMO, mas sikat ang north sa beaches gyud pero kung ganahan ka maglaroy2x sa bukid, nindot man gihapon pero dili gyud parehas ka nindot og kataas unlike sa south coz mas dominant man ang taas na bukid sa south compared sa north. why not try the western side from San Remigio all the way down to Aloguinsan. :okay:

Sinjin P.

April 9th, 2011, 05:14 PM

Sa Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu, daghan kaayo na, ambot ug nasikop na ba to sila

Pacificdude

April 10th, 2011, 07:17 AM

ask lang na a pa ba ferry trip to Tubigon, Bohol from pier 3, 6:00 pm up?

AmbutLang

April 10th, 2011, 08:24 AM

ask lang na a pa ba ferry trip to Tubigon, Bohol from pier 3, 6:00 pm up?

sland Shipping Corporation
Cebu City Branch
15-2 V. Sotto Street, corner McArthur Blvd., Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 422-6329, (032) 460-5608, (032) 435-2078
Fax: (032) 422-6330

Route Schedule Departure
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 5:00AM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 8:30AM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 4:00PM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 6:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 9:00AM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 3:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 8:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 10:30PM
Note: All schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LuJc7BowZlk/R54CTpH0ROI/AAAAAAAAAVI/DNi6zjmEECM/s1600/cebu-tubigon.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LuJc7BowZlk/R54CTpH0ROI/AAAAAAAAAVI/DNi6zjmEECM/s1600-h/cebu-tubigon.JPG

pookhey

April 10th, 2011, 08:34 AM

liloan will be a better choice para madecongest ang city..plus they will have more space to develop ...and provide a greenery or park arounfd the stadium just like in panaad na it feels so cool because daghan kaayo trees

[QUOTE=mAiNsTrEaMhunter;75630815][B]Villaflor: A football village on the horizon

By Noel S. Villaflor
Thursday, April 7, 2011

But where exactly in Cebu would the football village rise?

The CFA is considering two areas. One is the Capitol property in Lahug, Cebu City currently occupied by the military’s Camp Lapu-Lapu, which is set to be transferred. The other is within a 350-hectare estate of the Aboitizes in Liloan town, some 19 kilometers from Cebu City.

Since it is situated in the heart of Metro Cebu, the ideal location appears to be the Lahug property.

In their initial talks, the Province is open to the CFA’s proposal to use and develop 15-hectares of the Lahug property for the project, at no cost to the government. After 25 to 30 years, the structures in the property will be turned over to Cebu Province.

Capitol and CFA representatives will schedule another meeting where Montayre will present the project’s site development plan.

“The plan is ready,” said Montayre last weekend, “I’ll show it to you.”

Present in the meeting was Rafa Aboitiz, who, as company representative, offered the 15 hectares of the Aboitiz property in Liloan as site of the football village.

The CFA president, who flew back to Cebu yesterday afternoon, earlier shared that Aboitizland was planning a “megacity” in their estate, and a world-class facility like a football village would provide a good “anchor” for the development.

In the meantime, the CFA is weighing the pros and cons between the Lahug and Liloan properties. It will be a tough decision to make.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/sport...horizon-149153

-------------------------------------------------------------------

So it seems we will shortly find out where Aboitiz will set up their "MEGAcity"

Pacificdude

April 10th, 2011, 09:08 AM

Thanks a lot AmbutLang :cheers::cool:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 10th, 2011, 09:10 AM

^^
well, wherever it is, the important thing is that it gets done. :okay:
hope Mr. Villaflor will have weekly updates regarding this proposal in his sunstar column. :okay:

hans boy

April 10th, 2011, 09:13 AM

The issue on shells and corals really shows the problem of coordination or connectivity of our government from LGU to some departments and agencies of the national government. I had a Norwagian client before in Cebu Light Industrial Park who are exporting corals and shells to Europe. What they usually do is take a picture of the corals and shells, post it on their website, and if a client likes it, it will be then exported to Europe. There is a forumer here who was working in that company before and he can further divulge about the business of his previous employer. I hope that they don't have any exemption.

majaba98

April 10th, 2011, 10:07 AM

liloan will be a better choice para madecongest ang city..plus they will have more space to develop ...and provide a greenery or park arounfd the stadium just like in panaad na it feels so cool because daghan kaayo trees

[QUOTE=majaba98;75646897][B]

In my opinion we should first take care of the poor in Cebu.

A football village is redundant and the last thing a community actually needs. There are hundreds of thousands of citizens living in slums, bitter poor, hardly capable of feeding their children, having to send their daughters to the streets to make some kind of a living. Look at all the shanties by the rivers, shore banks, and elsewhere spread throughout Metro Cebu, just look opposite of SRP.

A healthy environment needs social welfare, well-care, jobs, food and education for those who are not privileged as we might be.

Living quality will rise within this city, which already has great living standards among asian cities. We definitely could improve that. As a result : crime will go down too.

A football village may be nice to have, but there are more important things to tend to in my opinion. We are making it too simple to ourselves, pushing it solely to government affairs.

It is high time private initiative is taken; whereas solvent, large and rich Philippine multi-companies could put some investment in mass low cost housing. And I am talking about MASS housing and not just some 2 or 3 thousand units. We need 200.000 or 300.000 units alone in Cebu !

The Philippines is a christian community, the only one asia infact, but we have one of the poorest populations on the continent. Some kind of absurd, don´t you think ?

Football community ? Great ! - But first of all, we need food, shelter and education for the underprivileged, for all of us.....

shaKEIRa

April 10th, 2011, 10:56 AM

IMO, mas sikat ang north sa beaches gyud pero kung ganahan ka maglaroy2x sa bukid, nindot man gihapon pero dili gyud parehas ka nindot og kataas unlike sa south coz mas dominant man ang taas na bukid sa south compared sa north. why not try the western side from San Remigio all the way down to Aloguinsan. :okay:
gikan nakog south gahapon. gusto nako i try ang north nasad. sa tabuelan rako taman sa north.
Sa Punta Engano, Lapu-Lapu, daghan kaayo na, ambot ug nasikop na ba to sila
daghan bitaw gyud kaau. maski gani sa tindihan nga kultura sa sm pirti ka daghan sa shells nga baligya.
sland Shipping Corporation
Cebu City Branch
15-2 V. Sotto Street, corner McArthur Blvd., Cebu City
Telephone: (032) 422-6329, (032) 460-5608, (032) 435-2078
Fax: (032) 422-6330

Route Schedule Departure
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 5:00AM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 8:30AM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 4:00PM
Cebu - Tubigon, Bohol Daily 6:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 9:00AM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 3:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 8:00PM
Tubigon, Bohol - Cebu Daily 10:30PM
Note: All schedules are subject to change without prior notice.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LuJc7BowZlk/R54CTpH0ROI/AAAAAAAAAVI/DNi6zjmEECM/s1600/cebu-tubigon.JPG

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_LuJc7BowZlk/R54CTpH0ROI/AAAAAAAAAVI/DNi6zjmEECM/s1600-h/cebu-tubigon.JPG

pila ka hours ang travel time ani?

jeancebu

April 10th, 2011, 12:29 PM

[QUOTE=pookhey;75797743]liloan will be a better choice para madecongest ang city..plus they will have more space to develop ...and provide a greenery or park arounfd the stadium just like in panaad na it feels so cool because daghan kaayo trees

In my opinion we should first take care of the poor in Cebu.

A football village is redundant and the last thing a community actually needs. There are hundreds of thousands of citizens living in slums, bitter poor, hardly capable of feeding their children, having to send their daughters to the streets to make some kind of a living. Look at all the shanties by the rivers, shore banks, and elsewhere spread throughout Metro Cebu, just look opposite of SRP.

A healthy environment needs social welfare, well-care, jobs, food and education for those who are not privileged as we might be.

Living quality will rise within this city, which already has great living standards among asian cities. We definitely could improve that. As a result : crime will go down too.

A football village may be nice to have, but there are more important things to tend to in my opinion. We are making it too simple to ourselves, pushing it solely to government affairs.

It is high time private initiative is taken; whereas solvent, large and rich Philippine multi-companies could put some investment in mass low cost housing. And I am talking about MASS housing and not just some 2 or 3 thousand units. We need 200.000 or 300.000 units alone in Cebu !

The Philippines is a christian community, the only one asia infact, but we have one of the poorest populations on the continent. Some kind of absurd, don´t you think ?

Football community ? Great ! - But first of all, we need food, shelter and education for the underprivileged, for all of us.....

Build infrastructures first..the rest will follow

xxxriainxxx

April 10th, 2011, 01:45 PM

Where are they getting the corals? In Zamboanga only? Indeed if this practice is left unchecked this would lead to the depletion of our coral reefs and severely damage our ecological balance!

I dont think this is just zamboanga, but all over. We are tracking them down. Grabe ito.

PLease blog or retweet this site.

As far as we know the shipments for this company go through Burgos Street, Mandaue.

daghan mga tindahan sa shells sa mactan di ba? kita ko atong nag punta engano ko...:bash: marine biology ko pero wala koy mabuhat sa karon, so sad!:ohno:

btw, unsa mga lugar ang nice adtuan sa north aside sa mga nice beaches? i want to try backpacking sa north! mana ko sa south!:cheers:

You can do something. Blog it. Take photos. Share it over Facebook, email, tweet. Email newspapers, community leaders, environmental organizations.

Use the internet. Please Tabang. Hindi namin to kaya kung kami kami lang.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 10th, 2011, 02:21 PM

In my opinion we should first take care of the poor in Cebu.

A football village is redundant and the last thing a community actually needs. There are hundreds of thousands of citizens living in slums, bitter poor, hardly capable of feeding their children, having to send their daughters to the streets to make some kind of a living. Look at all the shanties by the rivers, shore banks, and elsewhere spread throughout Metro Cebu, just look opposite of SRP.

A healthy environment needs social welfare, well-care, jobs, food and education for those who are not privileged as we might be.

Living quality will rise within this city, which already has great living standards among asian cities. We definitely could improve that. As a result : crime will go down too.

A football village may be nice to have, but there are more important things to tend to in my opinion. We are making it too simple to ourselves, pushing it solely to government affairs.

It is high time private initiative is taken; whereas solvent, large and rich Philippine multi-companies could put some investment in mass low cost housing. And I am talking about MASS housing and not just some 2 or 3 thousand units. We need 200.000 or 300.000 units alone in Cebu !

The Philippines is a christian community, the only one asia infact, but we have one of the poorest populations on the continent. Some kind of absurd, don´t you think ?

Football community ? Great ! - But first of all, we need food, shelter and education for the underprivileged, for all of us.....

I'm confused to whom im quoting to. @pooky or @majaba?

well, just to clarify mga sir, this is not a project initiated by the local or national government. This is coming from the FIFA Global Project with an allocated fund of at least $1 million! if you try to read the article again, it says there the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has picked Cebu as the beneficiary of that project. Also, one of the sites that are being eyed for this village will be the military camp at Lahug that is set to be transferred. according to Cebu Football Association president Rich Montayre, they have meet with Capitol officials regarding this one and got positive feedbacks. Capitol is open to the proposal to use and develop the 15-hectare Lahug property for the football village, AT NO COST TO THE GOVERNMENT. meaning, government funds are not involved here. Also, according to the article, there were already several private companies that have expressed interest in taking care of other facilities inside the football village. :)

Here, we may have an idea what a 40,000 seater football stadium looks like. :okay:

http://www.architecturelist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/unstudio_football_stadium_d.jpg

http://s3.amazonaws.com/readers/2010/10/23/sydney-football_1.jpg

http://stadiumvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/stade-de-france-8.jpg

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s3/leelouca/newcrystalpalacestadium2.jpg

http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2007/07_02/EvertonNewStadium2_468x351.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NjNaVK75Wp8/SteimsBWoxI/AAAAAAAABVA/dYZvnaaQI4A/s400/unstudio+football.jpg

diehardbisdak

April 10th, 2011, 03:41 PM

flickr pic by @Bo Insogna (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5602438537_c4bdf6d45e_b.jpg)
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/5602438537_c4bdf6d45e_b.jpg

diehardbisdak

April 10th, 2011, 03:48 PM

Waterfront Hotel's Grand Ballroom is getting smaller! ...it's time to have a bigger concert venue...though, Cebu Coliseum has bigger capacity but it's really old and facility sucks...

flickr pic by @danielaechavez (http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/5602593676_ce4948b576_z.jpg)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/5602593676_ce4948b576_z.jpg

CebuMagigger

April 10th, 2011, 04:11 PM

hope theyl really build a real modern stadium *two fingers cross i bliv they cn make it big :bow: :lol:

Henz

April 10th, 2011, 04:21 PM

At $ 1 Million Dollar.. i think kulang kaayo na for a world class Football Facility.. We need at least a billion peso for that purpose.

Sleepwalker

April 10th, 2011, 06:51 PM

SM Prime launches P20B project at SRP (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675030&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated April 11, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

CEBU, Philippines - SM Prime Holdings formally launched its P20 billion integrated development project at South Road Properties (SRP), named “SM Seaside Complex.”

SM Prime Holdings president Hans Sy said the 30-hectare development will build a big shopping mall to be called “SM Seaside City Cebu” which is half of the size of the Mall of Asia (MOA) in Manila, or will cover 270 thousand square meters.

According to Sy, although the road infrastructure, the church and the mall will be simultaneously constructed, the shopping mall is expected to be completed by 2nd quarter of 2013.

The construction of the shopping mall alone, will already incur the company a total of P4.5 billion. Part of the plan is also to build residential facilities, hotel, apartments, condominiums, school and a hospital.

This project is seen to introduce another level of urban living in Cebu. “We make it sure that every time we build something, it should offer something new, and something different,” said Sy in the interview during the formal launching of the project held at the Radisson Blu Hotel Cebu.

“We have always believed in Cebu, and its people, its distinct history and culture,” he said.

After the construction of the shopping mall at the SRP, building of the hotel and residential projects will start, he said.

The mall “SM Seaside City Cebu” will be one of the first developments in the master-plan of SM Properties, which stretches from the northern part of the SRP to the sea.

Designed by Arquitectonica, an international architecture, interior design and planning firm from Miami Florida, the grand, first-of-its-kind urban development at the SRP will dramatically change the landscape of the City with its nautilus-inspired design of expanding, concentric arcs from a central multi-purpose space.

The 3rd SM shopping mall in Cebu, next to the under-construction mall in Consolacion, SM Seaside City Cebu will be a 4-level, circular-shaped, world-class retail mall with multiple anchors, including a two-story SM Department Store and SM Hypermart, a five-theater Cineplex and IMAX Theatre, an 18-lane SM Bowling and Amusement Center, and a food court flanking an ice skating rink.

In addition, the mall will have over 800 food and retail shops, including international brands.

Retail shops will occupy the outer arc of the mall on the ground floor. This area will include a furniture zone as well as a fashion boulevard to showcase the talent of Cebu’s many local designers.

The introduction of the SM Seaside City Cebu promised to revolutionize the malling experience not only in Cebu but in the whole country’s south.

An Iconic Viewing Tower will be an attraction in itself, offering sensational panoramic views of the entire city of Cebu while serving as a new landmark for the City. (FREEMAN)

Sleepwalker

April 10th, 2011, 06:58 PM

The initiatives and efforts of CEDFIT and CIPC are becoming models not only in Philippines, but on the other side of the world.... :cheers::banana:

CIPC to showcase Cebu's BPO potential in Urugua (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675031&publicationSubCategoryId=108)y
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman) Updated April 11, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

CEBU, Philippines - As Cebu tries to sustain its reputation as one of the world’s preferred destinations for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) investments, the Cebu Investments and Promotions Center (CIPC) will showcase Cebu’s capability in this area at the Latin American and Caribbean Outsourcing and Offshoring Summit.

To be held at Montevideo, Uruguay this coming April 14 to 15, CIPC managing director Joel S. Mari Yu will be presenting Cebu to the Latin American and Caribbean BPO investors.

Yu said he will be delivering a presentation entitled “Cebu City: The Rise of an Outsourcing Star.”

He said the presentation will explain the emergence of Cebu City as number nine in Tholon’s Top 10 Outsourcing Destinations in the world.

It will specifically point the fact that although the city has a population of less than one million, it was able to ramp up a total of 60,000 direct employees in the IT-BPO sector, with US$720 million in annual revenues as of 2010, and more than 100 IT-BPO firms operating within the City.

Yu’s presentation will also boast of Cebu’s Human Capital Development efforts, as it is considered as the most comprehensive in the Philippines.

He said he will emphasize the fact that Cebu City government for instance has established scholarship funds as well as allocations for advertising campaign, and the creation of specialized training programs in coordination with the private sector players or industry stakeholders.

The aggressive move and support from the academe will also be highlighted in his presentation with the introduction of curriculum development program across Cebu universities and colleges, the training of English Teachers program, the Immersion program of IT professor in companies, and the Internship program of student.

The collaboration between the BPO players and universities in Cebu for the training of BPO personnel in Cebu, should be known in the whole world, specially to investors, Yu added.

According to Yu, Cebu City is being looked up to as a model for small cities in Latin America and the Caribbean which are trying to promote IT-BPO investments.

The conference will be participated by BPOs from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

It is being organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Tholons.

Earlier, Tholons managing director for South East Asia Jonathan De Luzuriaga urged Cebu BPO/ICT promoters to take advantage of its niche in Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO).

The name of the game now in attracting BPO investments is no longer the availability of good English-speaking talent pool, but recognizing the core competency zeroing in to promoting niche skills.

“We can not be everything and anything to everyone,” he said adding that Cebu has an enormous opportunity to grow in the healthcare and information management KPO services, as other cities in the Philippines have slowly recognizing their respective core competencies.—(FREEMAN)

AmbutLang

April 10th, 2011, 09:01 PM

.

pila ka hours ang travel time ani?

One hour 15 minutes ang viaje, skak

tj_brewed

April 10th, 2011, 09:27 PM

SM Prime starts work on P20-billion commercial site in Cebu
Source (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=SM-Prime-starts-work-on-P20-billion-commercial-site-in-Cebu&id=29514)

CEBU CITY -- SM Prime Holdings broke ground here on Friday over its P20-billion mixed-use complex anchored by a four-level shopping mall as part of its broader strategy to expand in the provinces where more tracts of land are available.

The SM Seaside Complex will feature a P4.5-billion, four-level retail site, claimed to be the largest in the Visayas, and will be about three-fourths the size of the SM Mall of Asia, officials said.

This will be SM’s third mall in Cebu, after the SM City Cebu that opened 17 years ago and the SM Consolacion that is under construction.
Negotiations are ongoing for a fourth, said SM Prime President Hans T. Sy.

Work on the road network within the 30-hectare complex will be undertaken first, followed by the construction of a modern, all-white church.

Construction of the mall, which features a nautilus-inspired design that departs from the box-type design, is targeted to start by the third quarter of this year and will be completed before its target opening date in the second quarter of 2013, Mr. Sy said.

Promised major attractions include a 30-storey structure with a viewing deck for tourists and a possible restaurant and sculpture made of glass and LED lights. The new mall will also have a roof garden, an ice skating rink near the food court, an 18-lane bowling center, an IMAX Theatre and a five-theater Cineplex.

Aside from anchor stores SM Department Store and SM Hypermarket, the mall will also host over 800 food and retail outlets.

Hotels, a convention center, residential buildings and community facilities will also be built. Under study is the construction of a hospital and a school, which would either be the Cebu campus of the Sy-owned National University or a local university.

“Every time we build a new mall, we try to improve ourselves. With this ultra-modern design, we want to attract the new generation -- the young ones,” Mr. Sy told reporters after the launch.

This is in line with SM Prime’s plan rolled out back in 2007 to open new malls and acquire land in Metro Manila and also provincial areas where bagging large tracts was said to be more possible.

The firm recently raised P5 billion from issuing five-year floating rate notes to bankroll such expansions.

The mall developer and operator had said it plans to open a total of three new malls: SM City Masinag in Antipolo City, SM City San Fernando in Pampanga and SM City Olongapo in Zambales.

By the end of the year, SM Prime will have 43 malls nationwide with a gross floor area of 5.2 million square meters, according to earlier reports.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sy said they have increased the budget for SM Consolacion to P1.2 billion from P800 million to accommodate changes in the design and work plan.

SM Prime had planned to reconfigure an existing structure in Consolacion town, about 12 kilometers north of this city, but decided to just demolish the building and build a new one.

A third level has been added to the original two-level design and the gross floor area will now be around 70,000 square meters from the previously planned 57,000 square meters, Mr. Sy said.

“I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this will be finished this year,” he added.

SM Prime shares closed 1.18% higher on Friday from the previous close at P12 apiece. -- Marites S. Villamor

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 01:14 AM

At $ 1 Million Dollar.. i think kulang kaayo na for a world class Football Facility.. We need at least a billion peso for that purpose.

hehehe, its just a football village bro. dili olympic stadium. and its just 40,000 seater. gamay ra man na like those illustrations i posted. im not talking here about architecture and design ha, im talking here about the size of the pitch. :okay:

Jimbu

April 11th, 2011, 04:53 AM

SM Prime starts work on P20-billion commercial site in Cebu
Source (http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=SM-Prime-starts-work-on-P20-billion-commercial-site-in-Cebu&id=29514)

Meanwhile, Mr. Sy said they have increased the budget for SM Consolacion to P1.2 billion from P800 million to accommodate changes in the design and work plan.

SM Prime had planned to reconfigure an existing structure in Consolacion town, about 12 kilometers north of this city, but decided to just demolish the building and build a new one.

A third level has been added to the original two-level design and the gross floor area will now be around 70,000 square meters from the previously planned 57,000 square meters, Mr. Sy said.

“I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this will be finished this year,” he added.

SM Prime shares closed 1.18% higher on Friday from the previous close at P12 apiece. -- Marites S. Villamor

it's a 3 level mall na. :cheers:

realcebuestate

April 11th, 2011, 05:44 AM

great184

April 11th, 2011, 07:11 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 07:49 AM

^^
right! even I can't see it.

Hiroshima

April 11th, 2011, 09:00 AM

^^^^
naa na bay nag send sa media? kay mag email ko. Pero naa man mga companies na allowed mag export diba? pero limited number lang siguro.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 09:04 AM

^^
what are you referring to bai?

SleMarKen

April 11th, 2011, 09:18 AM

SSC Cebu Osmeña Peak adventure...

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rustyboi

April 11th, 2011, 09:23 AM

Infra corners bulk of city’s AIP (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2011/04/11/infra-corners-bulk-city-s-aip-149762)
By Jujemay G. Awit
Monday, April 11, 2011

JUST like Cebu City’s annual budget, the Annual Investment Plan’s (AIP) largest chunk is reserved for infrastructure.

The Local Development Fund (LDF) that will finance the AIP stands at P341 million this year. This is at least 20 percent of the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of Cebu City.

At least P215 million or about 63 percent of the City’s AIP was appropriated for infrastructure development.

All of Cebu City’s 80 barangays will have P50 million for infrastructure. The 10 biggest barangays in the north and another 10 in the south will get P1 million each as financial assistance.

Aside from that, there is another P80 million for “other barangay projects.”

The single biggest specified allocation in the AIP is P70 million for the improvement of the Carbon Market Building.

The administration of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama wants to rehabilitate Carbon Market as part of its Downtown Revitalization Project, with the goal of making the downtown area safer for locals and tourists.

Street lighting has an appropriation of P10 million in the AIP, while P5 million was set aside for traffic management.

The same amount to rehabilitate Carbon Market, P70 million, was appropriated for the entire environmental management and economic program under the AIP.

This includes river management, solid waste management, drainage equipment and garbage trucks.

City Hall will have P5 million for its solid waste management program. Of that, P4
million was set aside for equipment to be used in solid waste management.

The remaining P1 million will be for a materials recovery facility.

At least P10 million was also appropriated for garbage trucks.

Effective April 1, the City Government closed the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill to dumping. All non-biodegradable wastes will now be shredded, while biodegradable waste will be processed as compost at the landfill.

As to river management, there is a P5-million appropriation. This will include the development of pockets of eco-parks, geodetic survey of rivers, easement projects and clean-up drives. Pocket parks are those with land areas between 3,000 and 6,000 square meters.

Social development projects have an appropriation of P44 million under the AIP.

Full article (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2011/04/11/infra-corners-bulk-city-s-aip-149762)

diehardbisdak

April 11th, 2011, 09:28 AM

Mi amigo, don't use flickr for now, i think it has it has blocking SSC from using their content.

^^
right! even I can't see it.

...pero okay lagi diri sa Riyadh! no problemo here! i can see those flickr pics posted in SSC..

kenken94

April 11th, 2011, 10:13 AM

^^ Now the downtown rehabilitation project of Rama is kicking in. Whew! What a great and drastic change we will see in Cebu in the next few years.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 10:19 AM

^^
right! a visayan city that adheres to cleanliness and environmental protection amidst SKYROCKETING GROWTH AND RISING SKYSCRAPERS!!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

:lol::lol::lol:

kenken94

April 11th, 2011, 10:42 AM

oh naa napod. tsk2. :(

Henz

April 11th, 2011, 10:53 AM

shaKEIRa

April 11th, 2011, 10:56 AM

You can do something. Blog it. Take photos. Share it over Facebook, email, tweet. Email newspapers, community leaders, environmental organizations.

Use the internet. Please Tabang. Hindi namin to kaya kung kami kami lang.
mao gyud ng paet sir kay tapulan kaayo ko mag blogging... i hope ma active kog balik. :bash::ohno:
One hour 15 minutes ang viaje, skak
okies!!! thanks sa info!!!:cheers:

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:04 AM

Ang Plaza Independencia when it will be reopened to the public daw next month will be off limits to ambulant vendors. This is a very good move to maintain the cleanliness and beauty of the park. I just hope dili lang ni "ningas cogon" ni Rama, but i have faith in him, the he will make a difference.

Given nga dili ningas kugon ni, kay since vice mayor pa si Rama, mao naman gud ni iya pangandoy...Nga mapagwapa ang Cebu...Ang pangutana, kung si kinsa man ang mosunod nga Mayor, kung atimanon ba kaha gihapon ni's mosunod unya?

Henz

April 11th, 2011, 11:06 AM

\mao sad na akong fear.. sus.. kung si Osmena nasad.. gud luck na lang..

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:06 AM

Escario Street Update.... Hawan na nya kaayo ning Escario. :)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5228/5609451754_6e21719d42_o.jpg

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:07 AM

\mao sad na akong fear.. sus.. kung si Osmena nasad.. gud luck na lang..

Hahahahahhaha...Parehas diay ta og kabalaka ani... :)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 11:08 AM

^^
i hope cebu city will give mayor rama 3 consecutive mayoral terms para mabuhat nya tanan iyang plano sa syudad. i hope by that time also, people will see the achievements the mayor has made and will maintain, sustain and protect it all the way bahala mubalik pa si tomas. in that way, you are certain that the people have already changed. :okay:

just show it that you mean it, ang mga taw na mismo mutuo nimo and they'll know what to do. dili na kinahanglan sultihan pa. initiatiba ang yawi para mahinlo og mahusay ang syudad! :)

mas nahugaw ang syudad ni tomas kay siya mismo wala man nagpakabana maong hastang mga taw wala pud. labay diri labay didto. hugaw diri hugaw didto. karon nga gisugdan na ni ni mayor rama, hinuot mausab na gyud ang dugay ra natong gihinamhinaman! mas nanggawas pa hinuon sa iyang termino ang mga beautification projects kaysa sa kang tomas. gipanghingusgan gyud ni rama ang kalimpyo, kahusay og pagpanindot sa Cebu. keep it up mayor mike! :okay:

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:11 AM

^^Mao sad na'y ako gihandom, Sir Main...At least, sa nine years, visible na pud ang pagmaterialize sa iyang mga plano ug enough pud na'ng nine years sa pag-patik sa alimpatakan sa mga Sugboanon ug mga dayo kung unsa kanindot kung naa'y disiplina ug kooperasyon ang mga tawo.

diehardbisdak

April 11th, 2011, 11:13 AM

^^ ...modagan man og balik si Tomas pagka-Mayor after his stint at the Congress...Tomas (i assumed) has promised to SRP investors to protect them until the sun sets down on him...heheheh! ...i hope sa pagbalik ni Tomas sa City Hall, mo-concentrate na sab siya sa beautification! :D

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:14 AM

\mao sad na akong fear.. sus.. kung si Osmena nasad.. gud luck na lang..

di sad ta kasaway ni Osmena oi. lain lang gyud ang focus sa iyang pagpadagan sa siyudad. atong timan-an nga kining tanan mga dagkong panghitabo sa siyudad puros pa ni salin sa epekto sa iyang gipang buhat. wa gyud tay srp nga ikapanghambog kung wa pa si tomas karon. karon, hinaot si mayor rama kay mufocus man gyud kaha siya sa beautification, i-todo na lang pud niya nga high-quality pud ang pagpanindot. kay basig murag sk project ra pud nga butangag kaang sa daplin sa dalan ug pintalan ug terno. ang role ni tomas sa cebu, magdala ug dagkong tae nga mga investors. nahitabo na man gyud na. karon, hinaot nga icomplement ni rama ang iyang mga nabuhat. kay murag dili man kaayo niya strong point ang mga aspeto nga gihawdan ni tomas. ug kita usab nga manalan-aw lang sa mga panghitabo, dili lang ta mudapig dayon sa usa ka side. let's just continue doing what we can to help Cebu.

rustyboi

April 11th, 2011, 11:16 AM

Camping accommodation to adventurers - Badian, Cebu

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Terra Manna (http://www.terramannaresort.ph) features nature as its centerpiece. Less structure and generous space treat you to a breathless view of the four-hectare resort cum nature garden in 360 degrees. Westward overlooks the sleepy Tañon Strait. Eastward offers a refreshing view of Badian’s blue-ridge heights. The tropical year-round weather lavishes every camper to enjoy every moment of their stay at Terra Manna – from snorkeling to trekking, to painting, to stargazing, or simply, to find a place to be alone and meditate.

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Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:17 AM

^^Sa pagkakaron man gud, Cebu needs major effort nga mahinlo ug mapagwapa siya...Unya sa kang Mayor Rama ni nako nakita nga aspirations... Pwede'g after nine years na lang na mobalik si Tomas. Unsa pa man kinahanglan proteksyonan ang SRP, nga thru legal process bitaw na ang tanan transaksyons diha.

@leylander, sakto ka sa imong hunahuna...Tomas is more on economics, which is dako kaayo natabang sa Cebu...Pero Cebu, being one of the premeir city sa Pinas, dapat pud nga hinlo, han-ay ug gwapa pud...Dapat i-reflect lang pud sa "ka-adunahan" sa Cebu ngadto sa iyang physical aspects.

tj_brewed

April 11th, 2011, 11:18 AM

New destination, camping accommodation to adventurers - Badian, Cebu

http://www.terramannaresort.ph/wp-content/themes/terramanna/img/logo.png

Terra Manna (http://www.terramannaresort.ph) features nature as its centerpiece. Less structure and generous space treat you to a breathless view of the four-hectare resort cum nature garden in 360 degrees. Westward overlooks the sleepy Tañon Strait. Eastward offers a refreshing view of Badian’s blue-ridge heights. The tropical year-round weather lavishes every camper to enjoy every moment of their stay at Terra Manna – from snorkeling to trekking, to painting, to stargazing, or simply, to find a place to be alone and meditate.

http://www.terramannaresort.ph/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/theresort_theresort.jpg

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Beautiful new destination. Worth visiting.

Henz

April 11th, 2011, 11:18 AM

di sad ta kasaway ni Osmena oi. lain lang gyud ang focus sa iyang pagpadagan sa siyudad. atong timan-an nga kining tanan mga dagkong panghitabo sa siyudad puros pa ni salin sa epekto sa iyang gipang buhat. wa gyud tay srp nga ikapanghambog kung wa pa si tomas karon. karon, hinaot si mayor rama kay mufocus man gyud kaha siya sa beautification, i-todo na lang pud niya nga high-quality pud ang pagpanindot. kay basig murag sk project ra pud nga butangag kaang sa daplin sa dalan ug pintalan ug terno. ang role ni tomas sa cebu, magdala ug dagkong tae nga mga investors. nahitabo na man gyud na. karon, hinaot nga icomplement ni rama ang iyang mga nabuhat. kay murag dili man kaayo niya strong point ang mga aspeto nga gihawdan ni tomas. ug kita usab nga manalan-aw lang sa mga panghitabo, dili lang ta mudapig dayon sa usa ka side. let's just continue doing what we can to help Cebu.

no you missed the point ley.. wa ko manaway ni Osmena..
what i mean ba, is kung siya na sad mahimo na Mayor puhon.. iyaha ba kaha ni ipadayon ang gibuhat ni Rama sa Plaza Independencia, when we know the fact na least of his priorities niya ning mga ingon.. :) mao na ang point nga niingon ko na "Gudluck"...

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 11:26 AM

di sad ta kasaway ni Osmena oi. lain lang gyud ang focus sa iyang pagpadagan sa siyudad. atong timan-an nga kining tanan mga dagkong panghitabo sa siyudad puros pa ni salin sa epekto sa iyang gipang buhat. wa gyud tay srp nga ikapanghambog kung wa pa si tomas karon. karon, hinaot si mayor rama kay mufocus man gyud kaha siya sa beautification, i-todo na lang pud niya nga high-quality pud ang pagpanindot. kay basig murag sk project ra pud nga butangag kaang sa daplin sa dalan ug pintalan ug terno. ang role ni tomas sa cebu, magdala ug dagkong tae nga mga investors. nahitabo na man gyud na. karon, hinaot nga icomplement ni rama ang iyang mga nabuhat. kay murag dili man kaayo niya strong point ang mga aspeto nga gihawdan ni tomas. ug kita usab nga manalan-aw lang sa mga panghitabo, dili lang ta mudapig dayon sa usa ka side. let's just continue doing what we can to help Cebu.

aw hinuon pasalamat pud tang mayor tom kay kung nagpinarehas pud siya parehas ni gwen :D wala pud tay SRP og uban pang MAKALILISANG NGA MGA PROJECTS KARON! now, sakto ra pud nga beautification ang iprioritize ni mayor mike kay para malipyo na ang tanang gipangtrabaho ni tomas. its like sa working station, you work and get messy but afterwards, you clean and ready to go!

so CEBU, YOUR JUST IN TIME TO SOAR HIGH!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:26 AM

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:27 AM

aw mao pud. pero naa man guy tendency ang mga taw to forget the good and just focus on the bad. 40 years in office unya libo-libo ang projects nga nabuhat. unya naa lay usa ka sayop, ang sayop ray mahinumduman.

everyone's pretty psyched up now simply because karon pa ta kakita ug major changes sa siyudad in terms of beautification. let's just hope nga dili lang pud kani ang focus ra pud. kay malimtan na man lang gud ang nindot nga binuhatan sa previous admin tungod lang sa nindot nga mga nabuhat pa sa current.

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:30 AM

aw hinuon pasalamat pud tang mayor tom kay kung nagpinarehas pud siya parehas ni gwen :D wala pud tay SRP og uban pang MAKALILISANG NGA MGA PROJECTS KARON! now, sakto ra pud nga beautification ang iprioritize ni mayor mike kay para malipyo na ang tanang gipangtrabaho ni tomas. its like sa working station, you work and get messy but afterwards, you clean and ready to go!

so CEBU, YOUR JUST IN TIME TO SOAR HIGH!!!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

i agree. i'm actually happy that rama is the mayor. kay he knows unsay gipangbuhat ni tomas. dayon he's trying to focus now on the things that weren't addressed during tomas' admin. swerte ang cebu ani nga panghitabo kay murag assembly line ang dating ba.

after sa body sa auto (economics, government, laws), tua na ta karon sa next section para sa different car parts (beautification, proper implementation of laws.)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 11:30 AM

^^
ay naa koy sugyot, palansaron nato pagkakonsehal sa dakbayan si sir ley! :banana::banana::banana:

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:32 AM

^^Bahin sa ako-a, ayaw'g kabalaka, Ley...Saludo gihapon ko ni Tomas, hilabi na sa iyang determinasyon to put Cebu in the world map, not only as a so-so city, but an emerging global city. Imagine sa kadaghan og mga kalisod naagi-an ni Tomas just to make sure SRP will become successful...Sakto baya gud kaayo ang tandem nilang Tomas ug Mike Rama. Basta padayon lang unta sila nga mosupport sa usa'g usa.

Henz

April 11th, 2011, 11:34 AM

yes.. of course.. we have high regard for Tommy, for being a visionary.. surely he has a place in Cebu's history.:okay:

Sleepwalker

April 11th, 2011, 11:35 AM

I regard the Osmena's as visionaries of Cebu...Kinsa man nga Osmena ang wala'y maayong butang gibuhat sa Cebu? Maski gani si Sonny Osmena, nakatabang man pud gani siguro to siya... :)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 11:38 AM

i agree. i'm actually happy that rama is the mayor. kay he knows unsay gipangbuhat ni tomas. dayon he's trying to focus now on the things that weren't addressed during tomas' admin. swerte ang cebu ani nga panghitabo kay murag assembly line ang dating ba.

after sa body sa auto (economics, government, laws), tua na ta karon sa next section para sa different car parts (beautification, proper implementation of laws.)

right!!! and the finish product, A BRAND NEW CEBU LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!!! :banana::banana::banana:

rustyboi

April 11th, 2011, 11:41 AM

naa lang ko concern medyo lagpas pero... I wish the local government will prioritize addressing the mendicancy problem especially in Mandaue. I hope they take those little children out of the streets. It's sad to see them risk their life in exchange of spare change. What do you guys suggest to help these kids? Since nobody seem to care, not even their parents naa what can we do diay in our own little way? I reported this one time not so long ago in a radio program and talked to a government official. pero mura raman wala. unsa pa kaha pwede nato mabuhat? nature of my job is to spend most of the day on the road, and I also see the kids, unya worse is lain-lain ilang mga nawng, dili kanang permanente sa usa ka lugar. siguro naa ni sila rotation sa ilang area? or naay shifting in schedule? :?

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:41 AM

^^
ay naa koy sugyot, palansaron nato pagkakonsehal sa dakbayan si sir ley! :banana::banana::banana:

animasssss. pagsure ha! konsehal na kos among kapilya. enough na na! :lol::lol::lol:

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:43 AM

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 11th, 2011, 11:47 AM

animasssss. pagsure ha! konsehal na kos among kapilya. enough na na! :lol::lol::lol:

sir, anha gyud na masugod ang tanan sa kapilya! pirmero konsehal, sunod presidente sa kapilya unya.......and the rest follows! :lol::lol::lol:

rustyboi

April 11th, 2011, 11:48 AM

kanang naa sa mango, sir. malooy ko nila. pero magsurok sad gyud akong duko. kung naay muagi raba foreigner ilang tapuk-an dayon lipat-lipaton. naay magstorya nya nay maghikap2x sa luyo sa may pitaka. mga maru kaayo!

Mao sad na ako nabantayan. naa pud ning "ATRAS BOYS". parking lang ka then inig hawa nimo, naay mu senyas ug atras, unya mangayo ug 10 pesos minimum pa gyud na. kung tagaan nimo ug 5 pesos, mag yawyaw. unya kung di nimo tagaan, garasaaaan imo sakyanan, like one time maayo kaayo pag garas sa akong car. bayad pa ka sa parking, bayad pa ka sa atras boys. :ohno:

Isn't Margot Osmena iya man ni trabaho to save these kids? if i'm not mistaken, naay report sa newspaper about the kids natulog sa kadalanan sa Fuente. then nag issue to ug statement si Madam Margot nga nangayo siya ug tabang sa mga taw mu report if naay palaboy kids kay iya kuno dayon atimanon. mura raman wala. :? if someone can give me a name of a gov't official, would be much better kay i'll try to find time mo contact niya para ani. :)

leylander

April 11th, 2011, 11:51 AM

Mao sad na ako nabantayan. naa pud ning "ATRAS BOYS". parking lang ka then inig hawa nimo, naay mu senyas ug atras, unya mangayo ug 10 pesos minimum pa gyud na. kung tagaan nimo ug 5 pesos, mag yawyaw. unya kung di nimo tagaan, garasaaaan imo sakyanan, like one time maayo kaayo pag garas sa akong car. bayad pa ka sa parking, bayad pa ka sa atras boys. :ohno:

Isn't Margot Osmena iya man ni trabaho to save these kids? if i'm not mistaken, naay report sa newspaper about the kids natulog sa kadalanan sa Fuente. then nag issue to ug statement si Madam Margot nga nangayo siya ug tabang sa mga taw mu report if naay palaboy kids kay iya kuno dayon atimanon. mura raman wala. :? if someone can give me a name of a gov't official, would be much better kay i'll try to find time mo contact niya para ani. :)

yep. murag siya man to head sa Children of Cebu Foundation ba to. sauna active man kaayo to siya ana. karon, sus daghan kaayog maglakaw dihas mango. ikaw pay mahadlok kay mga harass kayo. magsige pa gyud ug suyop ug rugby!

rustyboi

April 11th, 2011, 11:51 AM

^^Leylander, pag-asa ng bayan! :lol: go konsehal! :D

Henz

April 11th, 2011, 12:03 PM

ako nuh.. ako buhaton.. i dont give anything..

maski sige pana sila panuktok sa bintana.. di jud ko mohatag, kay kung mohatag ka... you are encouraging them in the process to continously do it.

just imagine kung walay mohatag, would they care to stay in the roads..

so i believe, what we can do is to campaign na dili sila patagaan sa mga motorists.

kenken94

April 11th, 2011, 12:10 PM

yeah, teach them how to go find their own source of income instead of feeding them outright on the street as we do.

CebuMagigger

April 11th, 2011, 12:18 PM

^^yep thats what my teacher exactly said the least thing we cn help is by ignoring them. even if theyd scratch my car i wudnt mind sooner or later they will surely be discouraged to ask for a spare change and btw i think the homeless children started roaming around the place when investors started demolishing their homes. wel im nt sure bout that but yea it cud b like that :) someone shud make atleast a cheap budget of an multi-storey building for them to stay for free food and shelter that way they wont roam around the place looking for money for food. :speech:

hakz2007

April 11th, 2011, 01:35 PM

North Cebu town burial site yields 2,000-3,000-year-old artifacts
CEBU CITY, April 11 (PNA) – A burial site unearthed in the vicinity of the San Remegio Parish in the northern Cebu town of San Remegio serves as a window to the pre-Hispanic Cebuano lifestyle.

”We have our knowledge of the past further back by maybe even 2,000 to 3,000 years,” professor Jojo R. Bersales said.

”And we will be able to provide evidence that will help us understand how our Cebuano ancestors lived and died,” he said.

The team of archaeologists from the University of San Carlos (USC) and the National Museum dug up earthenware pottery whose designs resemble those found in the Philippine Metal Age, between 900 AD and 500 BC.

”The absence of Chinese and other Asian trade ware ceramics also helped provide a date much older than those found in Boljoon, as well as Plaza Independencia. This may be the first time that a Metal Age site has been uncovered in Cebu,” the group said.

The first round of excavation, which fielded 15 USC archaeology students, was funded by a grant form the USC, with logistical support from the Cebu Provincial Government through its Provincial Tourism and Heritage Council. The dig also had the permission of the National Museum, the Archdiocese of Cebu and the Municipality of San Remigio.

Bersales and Dr. Ame Garong of the National Museum believed the site contains burials dating 1,000 to 2,000 years back. Experts, though, said only radiocarbon dating of some of the bone samples can provide a more accurate data on the age of the recovered items.

Another significant find is a large Philippine Melon Shell (Melo diadema) crafted into some kind of a scoop with red-slip pottery fragments.

Experts said the site appears to have been untouched by looters, so they are certain to uncover more information on the culture of Cebuanos before the coming of Asian and Arab Traders.

The excavation unit at the municipal beach right across the church has also recovered a midden, or a heap of trash full of broken pottery, shells and clay net sinkers. http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=340354

Rosas Pandan

April 11th, 2011, 01:57 PM

Given nga dili ningas kugon ni, kay since vice mayor pa si Rama, mao naman gud ni iya pangandoy...Nga mapagwapa ang Cebu...Ang pangutana, kung si kinsa man ang mosunod nga Mayor, kung atimanon ba kaha gihapon ni's mosunod unya?

I believed puyde paman mo dagan for another term si mayor Rama so, vote for him again in the next election to continue the beautification program of Cebu City ^^

hans boy

April 11th, 2011, 11:51 PM

Every administration has its own agenda and priorities. If Mayor Tom had it then Mayor Mike could no longer have it nor do it again for obvious reason that the previous administration already done it, unless left unfinished. And another thing, every administration loves to leave a mark in his time of office, that is why in traditional politics the new administration won't usually continue any projects that have been left behind by his predecessor. But BOPK and Mayor Mike is so far, far away from being trapo and I hope that they will continue with their visions and missions for Cebu City. And hopefully this will radiates to the Radaza family who are obviously exploiting LapuLapu's gifts and its people.

zidlakan

April 12th, 2011, 01:49 AM

good morning. just want to add a footnote to an otherwise interesting discus-
sion, ... a personal view on why i chose and remain to entrust my vote, in the
past and in the future to somebody you all know, he he.

"There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event
under heaven" -- (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

the more contemporary translations tells this as, "There's a reason for every-
thing .. " by a matter of expansion, we can see that for any choice that we
have, including that of our mayor and other political leadership, there is always
a reason, depending on what circumstances we look for. for example, if its
the city's health we are concerned about, or that of our inhabitants, i would
choose former mayor, Dr. Florentino Solon, for obvious reasons. if it's the
city center's facelifting and cosmetics, then mike rama would be it. no one
can question mike's thrust for beautification and cleanliness. we make choices
depending on which reasons we do so in making choices. if its criminality, i'm
sure a lot would favor mayor lim of manila or mayor duterte of davao.

the other angle also that we have to seriously consider, is the time. a lot of
arguments revolve around which is more important, today or the future. we
will never come to a conclusion regarding this matter, so just let it be. some
favor the future, others the present. so when tomas didn't want to sell SRP
lots now because it will bring higher economic advantages for cebuanos in
the future, many immediately criticized and and pointed out that, "tomorrow's
bakery is today's bread." di jud ta mahuman. so just allow each to make
his or her own choice. in the end, you get what you deserve.

all others notwithstanding, i have always been supporting tomas osmena as
the leader who can make a better future for my son. i can stop with that
statement because it already epitomizes my choice and reason for that choice.
i have worked almost half of my life in the political realm, mainly in the deve-
lopment side of it, i have seen a lot which many may have not seen, and i
have come to understand some things which guides me in my choices. i am
at a mature stage of my life, more mature than many of you, i guess, and
that's why my perspectives are what they are now. and so i say it again -
i have voted, will vote again, and will entrust the future of the city to the one
person i know and trust will make a better cebu city for my son. whether you
agree or not, everything else is fleeting. you may get what you wnat for the
moment, and have and enjoy your cake and eat it, too. but time will pass
and we will pass, who will remain will be our sons and daughters and our future
grandchildren, and their grandchildren after them. things will change, the
world will change, and we won't be there to witness the future, so in the
final analysis, one question remains - who will be charge to shape that future
for our children? in the long run, that is the final determinant of choice -
... for me ...

when tomas first became mayor, kaoshiung buses roam the city streets, with
the markings, "children ride free on the kaoshiung bus." and the schoolchildren
are not voters. if you have some time, check the city's expenditures for the
country program for children (CPC) - 6 under UNICEF - you'd be surprised.
cebu city always led in the most child-friendly city contest. why is that?

when lito and tommy partnered in the ceboom years of 1989 - 1994, what
really did they build? good things for that year? ask your parents (or ask
yourselves, ... if you're that old, he he), did we have a better life then? - no,
we didn't. we had a promise of a better life, a life that we enjoy today. what
the ceboom years invoke was pride, pride of us being cebuanos, and pride of
the future that we will be a better city. and always, when we speak of a
better city, especially a better city in the future, we speak of a better city
for our children. if we are proud today of what cebu is, its because of what
tommy and lito did almost 20 years ago.

and so, forgive me for airing my side. as i said, there is no closure to the
issue when we speak of the better mayor (or the best governor, as the case
maybe). only time will tell and the future will determine. for the better leader
will be the one judged by future generations. not by us.

and i will still continue to entrust the city's future, and my son's, to tomas
osmena. my choice, and nobody can take that away from me.

but i respect yours ... :lol:

leylander

April 12th, 2011, 03:36 AM

leylander

April 12th, 2011, 03:38 AM

^^Leylander, pag-asa ng bayan! :lol: go konsehal! :D

naaaaa! :bash: :lol::lol::lol:

AmbutLang

April 12th, 2011, 03:47 AM

Well said Paul :okay: :applause:

AmbutLang

April 12th, 2011, 03:49 AM

animasssss. pagsure ha! konsehal na kos among kapilya. enough na na! :lol::lol::lol:

Party-List congressman for the Central Visayas nalang, LEY. :banana: :okay:

Sleepwalker

April 12th, 2011, 04:34 AM

True or false?

Tourism: Not all about promotion (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675032&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
FULL DISCLOSURE By Fidel O. Abalos (The Freeman) Updated April 11, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

Inarguably, Cebu’s economists are in unison as far as the identified drivers of local economy are concern. These are tourism, business process outsourcing (BPO) and export. If we are keen enough, we would notice that these are foreign-money driven. Tourism largely depends on foreign tourists’ spending. Obviously, BPOs and exports cater to foreign companies’ need. However, while the BPO industry has sustained us, exports of goods have remained undesirable and tourism is becoming to be a big disappointment.

Truth to tell, nowadays, Cebu’s tourism performance is lackadaisical. Rightly so, because after dominating for a span of time, last year’s results showed Cebu lagging behind Metro Manila and Camarines Sur (CamSur) in key performance statistics. Based on a report from the Department of Tourism (DOT), CamSur posted an incremental growth of 52.90 percent from January to September 2010 (compared to the same period in 2009) in tourist arrivals. CamSur counts among its tourist arrivals in 2010 some 310,063 foreigners (2009 was 206,937) for a growth rate of 49.83 percent and l,569,109 domestic travelers (2009 was l,229,029) for an incremental growth of 53.52 percent. Metro Manila ranked second place with a growth rate of 20.93 percent last year. Boracay was in third position with a growth rate of 19.85 percent, while Cebu frustratingly placed sixth with a dismal 6.42 percent growth rate.

Unlike election results, these statistics are unquestioned and will remain unquestionable. Cebu, the unseated leader, has a lot to be concerned about. Likewise, the Cebu tourism players cannot take this unfavorable developments sitting down. Let us all remember that we are spending millions in promoting the island through Cebu City’s world-renowned Sinulog and the Province’s “Suroy-suroy Sugbo” and yet, ironically, we only placed sixth in terms of growth.

Setting aside political biases, we must accept that a problem does exist. Therefore, it is paramount that we should know what went wrong. Probably, we can start with our product. So that, the more appropriate question is, are we promoting a good product? Or, quite bluntly, in one of our multi-million promotions, are we promoting a product or funding a politician’s dream of expanding and strengthening her political clout.

Understanding Metro Manila’s and Camarines Sur’s dominance isn’t difficult to do. In these two new dominant players, the right infrastructures are in place. The world-class Camarines Sur Watersport Complex (CWC) and the Gota Village Resort in Caramoan remain to be the top attraction in CamSur’s indefatigable tourism push.

In optimizing its infrastructures’ potentials, the CWC (where one of the best cable parks of the world is located) continuously enticed top wake-boarders from all over the world by holding international competitions. To recall, last year, the province hosted the 5th and final leg of the World Wake Association (WWA) 2010 World Series dubbed the Ultimate Wake Championship. Such event drew over 100 wake riders from 30 countries. On the other hand, Metro Manila is drawing thousands of visitors daily at its Newport Entertainment City and the Manila Oceanarium or Manila Ocean Park.

With these startling realities right in our faces, let us in unison diagnose the problems. Honestly, knowing the causes does not need the services of a rocket scientist’s precise mind. What we need is for all of us, unbiased Cebuanos, to equip ourselves with plain and simple common sense and for those clothed with greed to throw away their vested interests.

For one, our promotions aren’t well spent. For instance, with Gov. Garcia’s popularity plummeting (as the election result showed), she (in her usual flare) is again into the Suroy Suroy Sugbo tour, to promote faces, not places. As usual, you shall see much not the island of Cebu or its tourist spots in the print ads, tarps and flyers but the face of Gov. Gwen Garcia in unequalled prominence. As it normally goes, it shall again be undertaken not to promote tourism in the island but her political interest. Unfortunately, it shall be again undertaken not as a tool to ameliorate fellow “probinsyanos” but for pure personal publicity stunt.

Gov. Garcia and her wards know exactly that in tourism, the focus is the place or its people. Therefore, tourists visit even the remotest areas that interest them. “Suroy-suroy Sugbo” is undertaken differently. Here, the tourists drop in one place. Then, the locals (including children who shall skip classes) gather around them. Therefore, the attractions are the tourists (including Gov. Gwen and other political figures), not the places and its people. Sadly, they call this tourism.

Apart from the politically motivated “Suroy-suroy Sugbo”, we tried to sell the Cebu brand but haven’t really looked into our products. For instance, we opened our gates through the world-renowned annual “Sinulog Festival” (and rightly so), but as soon as the euphoria brought about by the festivities subsides and tourists start to frolic, they shall discover several discomforting realities.

Tourists as they are, they travel a lot. Therefore, they will be frequent users of our public transportation facilities, terminals included. As they do, they will soon find out that apart from our Mactan International Airport and Port terminals of some established shipping companies, comfort rooms are so filthy. That some of our bus terminals’ facilities are so messy and poorly maintained. As they visit historical sites like Parian’s monument, they walk and drink a lot under humid conditions and can’t find places for comfort (toilets) when nature calls. Some might even throw up at the sight of human wastes (mostly, wastes from informal settlers) as they stroll along boulevards and skywalks.

Sometimes, they tour around the Island of Cebu, hopping from one town to another to take first-hand experiences of those must publicized festivals or join “Suroy-suroy Sugbo” only to find out that these LGUs do not even have decent toilets.

As an island province, ours are all coastal cities and municipalities. Each LGU has its own stretches of shorelines or beaches. They are all bragging about the serenity of their beaches and relentlessly inviting tourists to take a dip, as if, it is the only prerequisite. Known to all of us, our public markets are situated just several meters from the shorelines, some are even so near the beaches. Unknown however, to most of us, these beaches are made receptacles of these public markets’ leftovers and wastes.

Unequivocally, we truly understand the necessity of promoting our tourism potentials both here and abroad. The need to inform potential market of our rich cultural heritage, historical sites and serene beaches is unquestionable. In doing so however, we must bear in mind that a promotion’s success cannot go beyond the potentials of the product it pushes.

“Suroy-suroy Sugbo” is one such promotion. It has been undertaken for so long with the governor tagging along a little over a hundred guests, each time, as props. Certainly, this politically motivated promotional activity is not giving us any return as tourism statistics would show. Absolutely, looking at it (in any angle) makes right thinking Cebuanos scream of its waste and selfish intentions.

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 04:42 AM

Mambaling Flyover will be opened after 5 monthe pa...:bash:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 04:57 AM

^^
well, its like a wheel, sometimes your at the top, sometimes your down. its just a numbers game. everything is not constant. it changes all the time but i really do recognize the decrease of cebu tourism statistics. tourists/visitors wants new and exciting places and things to enjoy and do, from time to time mao gyud nay pangitaon, something new, something fresh. let's take a look at these destinations that are above the list.

there are destinations that offer something NEW AND FRESH like:

Camsur - famous for its unique CWC facility! :okay:

but there are other destinations that EVERY TOURIST MUST GO AND SHOULD NOT MISS OUT like :

Metro Manila - obvious kaha na capital na. that's the first place where tourists and visitors check. mao ray nakabintaha sa MM.

Boracay - obvious pud kaayo. no.1 beach destination in the country! :okay:

and take a look at Cebu.

Cebu and Camsur - Camsur is focused more in one target market -- the wakeboarders and so no matter what happens, they'd never lose that market. and cebu doesnt have one so we don't own the market! we have beaches, but they're just amongst the hundreds more scattered around the archipelago!

Cebu and MM - although both cities have similarities and both have international linkages, but MM is the capital and where most tourists in the country arrive. so they'd first discover manila more than anywhere else in the country.

Cebu and Boracay - well obviously mas famous gyud ang beach sa bora. bantayan could be at par, but the distance from the city is uninviting. we have mactan and although mas daghan og international hotels and resorts compared to bora, mactan's beach is soooo limited unlike bora.

marketing Cebu is very difficult coz Cebu is such a wonderful and blessed island. dili ka kahibalo unsay unahon pagmarket. we don't market a single destination like Bantayan, Malapascua or Camotes to compete with Boracay which happens to be part of Aklan or market the whole destination as purely urban Cebu to compete with urban Manila. we market everything that is Cebu! maparural or urban! maoy nakalisod. gitodo tanan sa Cebu ang pagmarket niya. from world-class beaches, diving sites, cosmopolitan amenities, nature and adventure, culture and heritage, etc. TANAN TANAN NA GYUD BA. :D

i just hope, future plans within SRP and Cebu has a whole will draw more tourists to Cebu and improve the city and island tourist ratings. the most important thing is that, Cebu is A CERTIFIED TOURISM DESTINATION IN THE COUNTRY. dili na malalis. ang buhaton lang gyud, improve and innovate. create something new, something fresh coz anyways, ana man gyud na dinhi sa kalibutan -- improve, improve, improve.

just my 2 cents worth :2cents:

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 04:59 AM

5 months more on flyover work
(http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2011/04/12/5-months-more-flyover-work-149946)

MOTORISTS will have to wait another five to six months :bash: to use the Mambaling flyover, on which they’ve pinned their hopes for smoother traffic in the area. This information surprised the Cebu City Traffic Operations and Management (Citom).

Citom Chairman Sylvan Jakosalem told Sun.Star Cebu he received the information from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7 officials themselves.

“They said there is a problem with the construction of phase two; they still have to conduct a bidding,” said Jakosalem. Jakosalem admitted Citom was aware only of phase one until last month, when the Citom board was finally apprised of a phase two in the construction of the Mambaling flyover.

Phase two will include the construction of a skywalk so that pedestrians won’t have to cross near the approaches of the flyover, which may cause accidents.

It also involves widening the side roads and building a center island.
“There are structures to be modified and the widening of the road,” Jakosalem said.

But it was only yesterday, when Jakosalem accidentally met with DPWH 7 Director Pedro Herrera Jr. and Cebu City Director Nicomedes Leonor, that he learned the Mambaling flyover cannot be used by motorists until phase two is completed. The Citom board has requested WTG Construction, the contractor of the project, and DPWH to appear before the board this Wednesday to make clarifications.

Jakosalem said he was told that the Mambaling flyover will pose a danger to motorists if it is opened to traffic before the skywalk, center island and side roads are finished.

Phase two will take four months. But since it has to undergo bidding, Jakosalem estimated another month or two in addition to the actual construction.

According to the DPWH 7, the national agency made changes in infrastructure project procedures, which is why a bidding has to be held for the second phase. Citom would have wanted to open the flyover for public use before classes start in June.

With this development, though, there is nothing Citom can do.

WTG has already said the flyover is “passable” but Jakosalem said DPWH thinks it would be dangerous. In May 2010, DPWH 7 said the project would cause “minimum inconvenience” to motorists because work will be done at night.

That time, DPWH 7 also expected the construction of the flyover will be finished on time on Feb. 18, because there were no apparent causes of delays unlike the Banilad flyover, which was met with resistance.

Last January, Citom received a report from DPWH 7 that it cannot finish the flyover on time because of persistent rains that month, which stalled work.

An extension was supposed to last until the end of February but in a March interview, Citom executive director Rafael Yap said the contractor could not meet the deadline again because of the February delays. This is the fourth time the opening of the flyover was moved; it is also the longest without a specific time frame.

Mambaling flyover stretches 410 meters between the Cebu Institute of Technology University and Mambaling Elementary School. It is worth P110.98 million and funded by the Priority Development Assistance Fund of former congressman Antonio Cuenco.
Motorists have been complaining of heavy traffic in the area because vehicles on three lanes have to share only one lane approaching the flyover.

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on April 12, 2011.

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 05:28 AM

there is a tourism newbie on the rise.

Camsur - famous for its unique CWC facility! :okay:

but there are other destinations na dili gyud malikayan na maadutan like:

Metro Manila - obvious kaha na capital na. that's the first place where tourists and visitors check. mao ray nakabintaha sa MM.

Boracay - obvious pud kaayo. no.1 beach destination in the country! :okay:

and take a look at Cebu.

Cebu and Camsur - Camsur is focused more in one target market -- the wakeboarders and so no matter what happens, they'd never lose that market.

Cebu and MM - although both cities have similarities but MM is the capital and where most tourists in the country arrive. so they'd first discover manila more than anywhere else in the country.

Cebu and Boracay - well obviously mas famous gyud ang beach sa bora. bantayan could be at par, but the distance from the city is uninviting. we have mactan and although mas daghan og international hotels and resorts compared to bora, mactan's beach is soooo limited unlike bora.

marketing Cebu is very difficult coz Cebu is such a wonderful and blessed island. dili ka kahibalo unsay unahon pagmarket. we don't market a single destination like Bantayan, Malapascua or Camotes to compete with Boracay which happens to be part of Aklan or market the whole destination as purely urban Cebu to compete with urban Manila. we market everything that is Cebu! maparural or urban! maoy nakalisod.

i just hope, future plans within SRP will draw more tourists to Cebu and improve the city and island ratings.

just my 2 cents worth :2cents:

Pero I'm just proud of Cebu coz tourists come to see the real Cebu... Ang Cebu sikat tungod sa Magellan's Cross, Lapu Lapu monument, and its rich history nga pure Cebuano gyud. Not the modern facilities that gives excitement to the tourists but CEBU mismo is giving them excitements...:okay: Kung mag himo ang Samar og ingun ana nga facility means mamalhin sad ang tourists didto og byaan ang Camsur...Pero Cebu's attractions cannot be duplicated. Mao ra gyud na akong gi huna huna nga Cebu is still very blessed kay tourists come because of Cebu, not because of a facility...:yes:

Camsur's market targets Westerners like wake boarders.

Metro Manila targets everything.

CEBU is very suitable for BACKPACKER tourists coz backpackers are the type of tourists that is very interested of the places' culture and history, mingle with its locals and tries the exotic practices of the place..

Obviously, Camsur have already accomplished of targeting tourists that are interested to sports like wake boarding...

but CEBU still haven't captured the backpackers hearts coz as of now, murag zero pa gyud na nga market sa Cebu. What Cebu have now are those elite tourists which are only a few compared to the total number of backpackers which are really fit as the kind of tourists that should visit Cebu...

IMO, those backpackers from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore is interested in Cebu's history and culture than in Camsur's CWC facility and Manila's Ocean Park which are all modern and can be found in their respective countries...

Cebu and Camsur have distinct markets... (lahi ra gyud sila)... Ang tourists nga unta fit sa Cebu kay naa sa Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or Vietnam... Mao na ang atong i-taregt nga market. We shouldn't compare our type of market to Camsur's market.

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 05:34 AM

Morag the way the article about tourism was wrote kay naa sad political tone.. although i agree most of the articles findings.. nawong ra jud ni "Gwen" na retokado and pirme makit an ana..

I believe, Cebu is still very attractive tourist destination. Just last April 10 to 11, me and my family had a weekend together at BE Resort...It was fully booked and the worse part is morag kami ang turista, since the hotel is full of Korean tourists, you feel your not in the Philippines if not for the hotel employees.. hehehe

But yes i agree, there is something more to be done for Cebu's tourism, the best thing is.. Cebu continues to be a place most sought off and tourists cant get enough of..they kept coming back. Because its tourism backbone is so diverse and not just focused on one dimension unlike MM, Camsur and Boracay..

What we need now is better infrastructure and new concepts... like the SM in SRP, the IL Corso and Beautification of Cebu... For sure, tourists will continue to flock Cebu. :okay:

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 05:44 AM

RE: Mambaling flyover

If they knew all along that a bidding is required for phase 2, why didn't they bid it out earlier so there is continuity of the work. The people have been patiently suffering from the traffic and now that agony has to continue for 5 more months? :bash:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 05:47 AM

Pero I'm just proud of Cebu coz tourists come to see the real Cebu... Ang Cebu sikat tungod sa Magellan's Cross, Lapu Lapu monument, and its rich history nga pure Cebuano gyud. Not the modern facilities that gives excitement to the tourists but CEBU mismo is giving them excitements...:okay: Kung mag himo ang Samar og ingun ana nga facility means mamalhin sad ang tourists didto og byaan ang Camsur...Pero Cebu's attractions cannot be duplicated. Mao ra gyud na akong gi huna huna nga Cebu is still very blessed kay tourists come because of Cebu, not because of a facility...:yes:

Camsur's market targets Westerners like wake boarders.

Metro Manila targets everything.

CEBU is very suitable for BACKPACKER tourists coz backpackers are the type of tourists that is very interested of the places' culture and history, mingle with its locals and tries the exotic practices of the place..

Obviously, Camsur have already accomplished of targeting tourists that are interested to sports like wake boarding...

but CEBU still haven't captured the backpackers hearts coz as of now, murag zero pa gyud na nga market sa Cebu. What Cebu have now are those elite tourists which are only a few compared to the total number of backpackers which are really fit as the kind of tourists that should visit Cebu...

IMO, those backpackers from Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore is interested in Cebu's history and culture than in Camsur's CWC facility and Manila's Ocean Park which are all modern and can be found in their respective countries...

Cebu and Camsur have distinct markets... (lahi ra gyud sila)... Ang tourists nga unta fit sa Cebu kay naa sa Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or Vietnam... Mao na ang atong i-taregt nga market. We shouldn't compare our type of market to Camsur's market.

tinuod bro. CEBU IS ALREADY A BRAND ON ITS OWN although we just don't have to rely mostly on the inate charms of Cebu. we still need tourism facilities to compete in the global tourism arena. i am really excited with the developments at SRP and other plans instore coz that would be another NEW, FRESH AND EXCITING PLACES AND ACTIVITIES THAT TOURISTS/VISITORS can enjoy. :okay:

wait lang ta. ;)

and regarding backpackers, if Cebu is eyeing to become the country's backpacking paradise, we really have to improve or even build more tourism infrastructure like good roads. mao gyud nay importante. The proposed Cebu Trans-axial project i believe, is really THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT CEBU SHOULD HAVE because aside from spreading economic developments in the countryside which is the main purpose/trust of that project but it is also a good investment for tourism because it will definitely connect all of Cebu's major tourism attractions and open up other destinations in an easier, faster and safer way. i just hope madayon gyud na uy. :nuts:

Morag the way the article about tourism was wrote kay naa sad political tone.. although i agree most of the articles findings.. nawong ra jud ni "Gwen" na retokado and pirme makit an ana..

I believe, Cebu is still very attractive tourist destination. Just last April 10 to 11, me and my family had a weekend together at BE Resort...It was fully booked and the worse part is morag kami ang turista, since the hotel is full of Korean tourists, you feel your not in the Philippines if not for the hotel employees.. hehehe

But yes i agree, there is something more to be done for Cebu's tourism, the best thing is.. Cebu continues to be a place most sought off and tourists cant get enough of..they kept coming back. Because its tourism backbone is so diverse and not just focused on one dimension unlike MM, Camsur and Boracay..

What we need now is better infrastructure and new concepts... like the SM in SRP, the IL Corso and Beautification of Cebu... For sure, tourists will continue to flock Cebu. :okay:

mao pud. naa poy dalang pamulitika ang article unya gamiton pud sa mga malisyoso taw para tamastamasan ang Cebu!!! :bash: ang importante, manumber 1 man or dili, makita gyud nimo sa kinatibukan nga daghan gyud gihapong turista within and around Cebu City and anywhere else in the province. as a matter of fact, many more foreigners are already residents of Cebu after being just tourists at first. :okay::okay::okay:

so pwede pud nato masulti that Cebu lures tourists and eventually make them locals! :okay:

CebuMagigger

April 12th, 2011, 05:53 AM

Daizuke

April 12th, 2011, 06:03 AM

.

and so, forgive me for airing my side. as i said, there is no closure to the
issue when we speak of the better mayor (or the best governor, as the case
maybe). only time will tell and the future will determine. for the better leader
will be the one judged by future generations. not by us.

and i will still continue to entrust the city's future, and my son's, to tomas
osmena. my choice, and nobody can take that away from me.

but i respect yours ... :lol:

Im with you Sir Paul!!! :):):)

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 06:06 AM

What I mean wala pa ka target ang Cebu sa kind of tourists that fits for the kind of attractions we have like the backpackers, i didn't say nga we don't need those modern attractions like SRP and rely only sa current attractions ra, Of course obviously it will draw more tourists, specially those elite tourists and backpacker tourists as their entertainment. Read first carefully gud, wa baya ko niingon og I'm not infavor of such SRP developments for tourist... Sige man gani tag promote kay para maka tabang unya di na nuon mo rely...:ohno:

taymingan nuon nga gisapot ko, lol... utro pa nang flyover nila:bash:

wait lang gyud ta... ako mak wait man di pareha sa uban nga ni samot nag kaadik kay di kahuwat :lol:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 06:15 AM

^^ yea i hope mahuman jud ni ang srp fast with neat work nya more tourist will visit here lalo na nga katung gi propose nga football village. i hope they wont change their mind transferring it to another city i hope that football village stays cuz it cud really boost tourism if Camsur got wakeboarders then Cebu myt sooner lure the football fans :guns1: OH YEA... ;)

that's also the reason why Camsur's CWC became a hit because now-a-days, sports tourism is A TOURISM MAGNET! although naa lang gihapon ng mga classic attractions like historical, cultural and heritage sites, but karong mga panahona, especially with the global efforts around the world to perserve mother nature and people's changing lifestyle towards attaining active lifestyle, health and wellness INVITING GYUD NA SA MGA TOURIST ANG SPORTS + TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ALL ROLLED INTO ONE. maong ni-hit gyud pagayo ang Camsur. Camsur has fine beaches but nailhado lang na sa tibuok pilipinas and prolly sa tibuok kalibutan tungod sa CWC. CWC has opened the doors of Camsur to the world.

now with regards to that football village, that is also A SPORTS TOURISM FACILITY. hosting sporting events is really a BIG THING. hopefully when its built, CEBU WILL BE KNOWN IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD may it be first in the country, then Asia and eventually the rest of the world. :okay:

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 06:28 AM

that's also the reason why Camsur's CWC became a hit because now-a-days, sports tourism is A TOURISM MAGNET! although naa lang gihapon ng mga classic attractions like historical, cultural and heritage sites, but karong mga panahona, especially with the global efforts around the world to perserve mother nature and people's changing lifestyle towards attaining active lifestyle, health and wellness INVITING GYUD NA SA MGA TOURIST ANG SPORTS + TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ALL ROLLED INTO ONE. maong ni-hit gyud pagayo ang Camsur. Camsur has fine beaches but nailhado lang na sa tibuok pilipinas and prolly sa tibuok kalibutan tungod sa CWC. CWC has opened the doors of Camsur to the world.

now with regards to that football village, that is also A SPORTS TOURISM FACILITY. hosting sporting events is really a BIG THING. hopefully when its built, CEBU WILL BE KNOWN IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD may it be first in the country, then Asia and eventually the rest of the world. :okay:

Are you sure nga mas nikusog na ang sports tourism compared sa cultural and heritage tourism? Kusog nasad baya na sa una pa pero karon lang nadungog og maayo sa Pilipinas kay karon raman sad naka huna huna ang camsur ana. Mabe nikusog or nasikat sa Pilipinas karon pero dugay na na sa ubang nasod. Coz as far as I know sa mga neighboring countries nato, 2nd rana ang sports tourism kay cultural and heritage sites gyud ang biggest attractions didto.

World tourism can survive with less sports tourism but it cannot survive with less cultural and heritage tourism...:yes:

Kung kusog ang Camsur sa sports tourism, it doesn't mean mo shift sad ta sa sports tourism. Dili ingun ana ka dissapointed ang tourism sa Cebu nga mag sunod sunod nalang kung unsa ang kusog. Advertise more but not totally follow what others have coz we have our own distinct attraction... but instead we will help Camsur advertise their own attraction and the other way around... In other countries kay dili gyud ka kadungog nga magpa tas anay og tourist numbers ang ilang mga provinces/states, as a whole country gyud na... helping each other promote other states...:yes:

Cebu is the premier tourist attraction sa Pinas wala pa gyud ta ka target sa kind of tourist cebu should have... so much more kung maka target na ta, samot na ka premier...:okay:

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 06:30 AM

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Henz

April 12th, 2011, 06:31 AM

In a hindsight... the increase in tourism in Camsur, Manila, Boracay, Bohol, Davao, Bacolod, Iloilo, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro augurs well in the entire Philippine Tourism Industry... It is a gain for all Filipinos and that each province will have its share in the positive outcome in this industry..

Cebu as a tourism brand is already in the mainstream and it is not also good that it will monopolize it.... what happens now is a good indication that Philippines is slowly creeping into the lucrative global tourism market brought by the tourism potentials of each provinces.. We do hope more and more provinces will show up and have it share in the long run.

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 06:35 AM

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mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 06:35 AM

Are you sure nga mas nikusog na ang sports tourism compared sa cultural and heritage tourism? Kusog nasad baya na sa una pa pero karon lang nadungog og maayo sa Pilipinas kay karon raman sad naka huna huna ang camsur ana. Mabe nikusog or nasikat sa Pilipinas karon pero dugay na na sa ubang nasod. Coz as far as I know sa mga neighboring countries nato, 2nd rana ang sports tourism kay cultural and heritage sites gyud ang biggest attractions didto.

World tourism can survive with less sports tourism but it cannot survive with less cultural and heritage tourism...:yes:

Kung kusog ang Camsur sa sports tourism, it doesn't mean mo shift sad ta sa sports tourism. Dili ingun ana ka dissapointed ang tourism sa Cebu nga mag sunod sunod nalang kung unsa ang kusog. Advertise more but not totally follow what others have coz we have our own distinct attraction...

Cebu is the premier tourist attraction sa Pinas wala pa gyud ta ka target sa kind of tourist cebu should have... so much more kung maka target na ta, samot na ka premier...:okay:

^^:lol: sakto bro. but i never said emitate what Camsur did. i meant, sports tourism as a whole. i don't totally discount other attractions has lesser ones to attract tourists. i just mentioned it kay na-uso na karong panahona with all these fun runs, marathons, decathlons, triathlons, bike races, boxing, etc. they really contribute to tourism promotion. Cebu entered this kind of tourism attraction, so its time to develop it as well. I hope i-develop pa gyud nila ang Sinulog Fun Run and Cebu City Marathon. :okay:

ay mao ra gihapon ng estoryaha bro. hehehehe.... at least i never said THE ONLY TOURISM MAGNET! :D

kung karon lang nisikat dinhi unya sa ubang nasud dugay ra (western), aw ato gyud pahimuslan kay western tourists doesn't only want historical, cultural and heritage sites but it should be complemented by sports tourism activities and facilities kay mao na gyud nay hit karon. maayo sad ng fun runs, marathons, triathlons, etc kay makapadani gyud ng mga tourist especially kung madayon na pud ng football village, knowing it would be the country's first, for sure daghan pug ng football avid fans ang mu-tropped sa maong facility and watch football matches that will be sanctioned by PFF or CFA! :okay:

ay ambot lang ha, hilig man gud kog sports sauna. karon ra dili na kaayo active pero kung naa lang gyud time, ganahan gyud ko. :)

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 06:48 AM

rustyboi

April 12th, 2011, 06:51 AM

True or false?

Tourism: Not all about promotion (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=675032&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
FULL DISCLOSURE By Fidel O. Abalos (The Freeman) Updated April 11, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

^^thanks for sharing this bai. if wa ko ma sayop ug basa, he's ranking the destination by growth rate and not by actual number of domestic & foreign arrivals. does anyone have those figures?

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 06:59 AM

^^
:lol::lol::lol:

lagi cebu has distinct attractions from the rest pero dili ta magsalig ana. we improve but we don't rely. and mind you, everytime these sports come to cebu, dili ra man sports ilang gi-ari bro. afterwards, they go somewhere else. like what the Azkals did in Myanmar. after the game, they went outside and roam the streets of yangon. laena pud kaha anang muari lang ka kay naay competition, wala na lang kay time magsuroy2x! or even the fans/spectators watching the sports, we all know cebu is already known with a lot of things, added attraction na ang sports og mas musikat pa ang cebu dili lang sa cultural, historical and heritage pati na pud sports! para nako dili man na emitation. its another blessing. :)

and why talking about our economic situation. i never even said make an olympic park with all those facilities in place! i just said a football village being planned in cebu is a sports tourism facility. ikaw gyud bro. i know gisapot ra ka sa mambaling flyover! :lol::lol::lol:

stephencan

April 12th, 2011, 07:05 AM

:hi:mo ask ko ba. madayonto ang project about bridge cebu to bohol?

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 07:08 AM

^^improve nuon di kay mag tukod gyud og stadiium for tourism puposes nga as ifimo na gyung i career ang sports tourism. Think of others nga maligsan kung mo venture pa ka anang sports tourism more. Improve more our distinct tourist sites like our growing urban adventures like ziplines or like those Crown Regency attractions... If they will build a stadium, let them build it as long as we don't intend to represent it as a tourist attraction.

Wa diay ka kahibaw bro nga most of spectators mo stay lang og pipila ka adlaw sa usa ka lugar. So dili na nato pang hingusgan kay it is not totally related sa tourism... katunga sad na sa sports so ang dapat i improve sa atong tourism officials kay ang tourism facilities gyud. Sideline ranang sports tourism... og kung naay mo gastog himog facility para sports tourism aw mas maayo kaysa himu-an gyud sa tourism department og stadium just because para maka dani og daghang turista kay para nako desperado nana nga move sa Cebu kung mao nay mahitabo...:yes:

Ikaw ray say niingon nga hilig kag sports maong gipa labi nimo ang sports as a tourism drawer... Wa raba gyud ko kita sa imong dagway mo adtog Fort San Pedro, Magellan's Cross, Crown Regency etc... Sa madaling salita, dili ka concious about our current tourist attractions kay dili ka turista, dili ka laagan. Wag maging dayuhan sa sariling syudad. Ang imo ra gyung ganahan adtuan kay kanang mga kwarto sa hotel... Kuyog kuno ta sa among mga laag pero nuon, wapa gani mi ka sulti asa mi, balibaran naman gani ta... pagka nalang gyud! :bash:

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 07:16 AM

ako nang ipa guba nang ilang flyover ron.. :gaah:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 07:17 AM

^^bantog ra wa... aw naa diay usa ra ka western tourist so far akong nakit an sa fun runs nga akong naapilan...lol

You want to imitating the kind of tourist attraction camsur have, the "SPORTS TOURISM"... Dili gyud unta dapat mo venture ta anang Sports Tourism kay mamatay nuon ang tourism industry sa CamSur. cebu have our own distinct attraction so we should advertise more lang gyud than rely more nasad ang football stadium nga for me ang kind of tourist diha dili man cebu ang tuyo, ang duuwa raman og ang mga player. Di gyud ko ganahan anang mo ari sa Cebu kay tungod kay nagwapahan og nalamia an sa babay pero wala diay nala mia-an sa Cebu... I mean, why affright and have the idea of building sports tourism facilities, kuyaw na gyud diay atong kahimtang sa turismo? which is for me is still very stable and will never decrease in number...

aha! so you mean name recall! you want cebu to be known as CEBU not with what's happening around?! right? aw unsa pa man diay angayan nilang mahibawan about cebu? IMO, dili naman ko maguol pa ana kay cebu is already a certified tourist destination. i just want nga aside from those attractions that cebu is very famous for, naa pay laeng butang nga ma-associate nila sa cebu. like when they say Cebu, dili lang magellan's cross, sinulog, lechon, beaches, mountain retreats, dive sites, etc. ang naa sa ilang huna2x, pwede na pud nila mahuna2x nga sikat ang cebu sa football, marathon, biking, etc (ayaw na lang ng wakeboarding :D)

im not saying we're trying to steal something from one place. ako lang ba, more options, more choices of attractions for Cebu.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 07:22 AM

Wa diay ka kahibaw bro nga most of spectators mo stay lang og pipila ka adlaw sa usa ka lugar. So dili na nato pang hingusgan kay it is not totally related sa tourism... katunga sad na sa sports so ang dapat i improve sa atong tourism officials kay ang tourism facilities gyud. Sideline ranang sports tourism... og kung naay mo gastog himog facility para sports tourism aw mas maayo kaysa himu-an gyud sa tourism department og stadium just because para maka dani og daghang turista kay para nako desperado nana nga move sa Cebu kung mao nay mahitabo...:yes:

Ikaw ray say niingon nga hilig kag sports maong gipa labi nimo ang sports as a tourism drawer... Wa raba gyud ko kita sa imong dagway mo adtog Fort San Pedro, Magellan's Cross, Crown Regency etc... Sa madaling salita, dili ka concious about our current tourist attractions kay dili ka turista, dili ka laagan. Wag maging dayuhan sa sariling syudad. Ang imo ra gyung ganahan adtuan kay kanang mga kwarto sa hotel... Kuyog kuno ta sa among mga laag pero nuon, wapa gani mi ka sulti asa mi, balibaran naman gani ta... pagka nalang gyud! :bash:

:lol::lol::lol:...aw wala lang gyud koy kwarta bro. alangan ma'g magpalibre ko ninyo. lain sad kaayo kung mangayo kos akong ginikanan! like what i said, hilig ko og sports sauna pero karon dili na kaayo active and bago ra pud ta nagkaila bro so wala ka kahibalo sa akong mga lakaw kaniadto prior sa pagapil nako sa SSC 2008. its like 2008 I already finished schooling and prior years pa lang ana wala pa kay idea nagunsa ko, asa ko, unsa akong gipangbuhat samtang nageskwela ko, etc. wala pa sad mauso ang FB para naay updates every now and then and so why judge me for just 3 years nga kaila ta? wala man sad ko magpaimpress ninyo bro. tinuod dili kaayo ko laagan sama siguro ninyo nga adtuon tanan ang pinakasuok nga bahin sa Cebu but it doesn't mean I don't know Cebu at all. And you don't have to know kung asa nako nakaabot sa akong entiro kinabuhi. kinahanglan diay pakit-on pa tika para mutuo ka?! I have my reasons why i seldom join you in your excursions as if my entire life revolves around SSC. also, mura pud og wala gyud ko ka-apil maski usa lang ka-meet para malaen mo/ka! :lol: salamat kay inyo kung i-invite panagsa sa inyong mga outings but i also have the right to say no diba? respeto ra man pud akong gipangayo. :D

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 07:26 AM

^^o lagi pero napay laing attractions pero dili to nato i career kay sidetrips raman to... Natural naman nang mga extra attractions as tourism drawers sad pero dili na na ang priority na, ang priority nato kay ang current attractions gihapon nga Cebu is known for...

pag sure uy! daghan pa ming mas pobre nimo... Dili ta manginahanglan og dollar para suroy suroy sa syudad. Mas dato pa man gani ka sa among labandera pero daghan man lagig naabtan diri sa Cebu, mao pay mo endorse kung asa nindot adtu-an... kung mosuroy mig Carbon murag di gyud ka mokuyog pero kung mo ingon guro mig mag side trip sa Shangri la murag motando pa guro ka...:lol:

mao diayng di ka mukuyog namo kay bag o ra nag kaila... kuyawan guro ka basig murderon ka namo sa? :bash::gaah:
FYI, wa gyud sa among dagway ang pagka Joavan :lol::rofl::hahano:

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 07:30 AM

:hi:mo ask ko ba. madayonto ang project about bridge cebu to bohol?

ako personally gusto nako na.. pero morag hanap pa nis blurred kay dako kaayo ni ug gastohon.. dili makaya pa karon seguro.. :)

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 07:31 AM

^^o lagi pero napay laing attractions pero dili to nato i career kay sidetrips raman to... Natural naman nang mga extra attractions as tourism drawers sad pero dili na na ang priority na, ang priority nato kay ang current attractions gihapon nga Cebu is known for...

pag sure uy! daghan pa ming mas pobre nimo... Dili ta manginahanglan og dollar para suroy suroy sa syudad. Mas dato pa man gani ka sa among labandera pero daghan man lagig naabtan diri sa Cebu, mao pay mo endorse kung asa nindot adtu-an... kung mosuroy mig Carbon murag di gyud ka mokuyog pero kung mo ingon guro mig mag side trip sa Shangri la murag motando pa guro ka...:lol:

^^
bro, did i ever said priorities ba? murag wala man siguro bro. ang ako ra biya gyud kay added attractions and like what i said, sports tourism. another attraction to look into. tsk3x.

pagchur! ay sad patuyangi nga mas pobre mo bro. murag dili na pud ko mutuo ana. :lol::lol::lol:

Sleepwalker

April 12th, 2011, 07:31 AM

^^thanks for sharing this bai. if wa ko ma sayop ug basa, he's ranking the destination by growth rate and not by actual number of domestic & foreign arrivals. does anyone have those figures?

Yes...Because actual figures, Cebu is still above Manila.

Anyhow, sports tourism, i guess is the next big thing for Cebu. Football stadium and megadome is now becoming a necessity.

And imagine Celine Dion having her concert at megadome? :)

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 07:36 AM

^^o lagi pero napay laing attractions pero dili to nato i career kay sidetrips raman to... Natural naman nang mga extra attractions as tourism drawers sad pero dili na na ang priority na, ang priority nato kay ang current attractions gihapon nga Cebu is known for...

pag sure uy! daghan pa ming mas pobre nimo... Dili ta manginahanglan og dollar para suroy suroy sa syudad. Mas dato pa man gani ka sa among labandera pero daghan man lagig naabtan diri sa Cebu, mao pay mo endorse kung asa nindot adtu-an... kung mosuroy mig Carbon murag di gyud ka mokuyog pero kung mo ingon guro mig mag side trip sa Shangri la murag motando pa guro ka...:lol:

Agree with slerz.. Cebu should strengthen its best tourism asset, cultural and heritage, shopping and leisure. However, it also needs to enhance it by developing the potentials on sports tourism, medical tourism and possibly eco-tourism..:okay:

And yes, Cebu should focus now on targetting the backpackers, considering we have now a few hotel who can readily convert facilities for this tourism segment. :)

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 07:36 AM

^^
bro, did i ever said priorities ba? murag wala man siguro bro. ang ako ra biya gyud kay added attractions and like what i said, sports tourism. another attraction to look into. tsk3x.

hilom! :devil: :evil: :colbert:

Kaning mag survey og nag measure measure para sa dan padong sa SRP kung pangutan on, para kuno to sa canal... naa bay mag himog kanal nya ang mga gamit mga bag o pa kaayo pang civil kanang mo measure og dan... ka sosyal gud anang kanala... I mean, dili nalang gyud itug an uy... mag alibay pa gyud og kanal. isulti nalang unta para maka adnam na og pamakwit ang ma igo sa dan, di lalim ang mangitag laing kapu an...:ohno:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 07:40 AM

Sleepwalker

April 12th, 2011, 07:40 AM

Agree with slerz.. Cebu should strengthen its best tourism asset, cultural and heritage, shopping and leisure. However, it also needs to enhance it by developing the potentials on sports tourism, medical tourism and possibly eco-tourism..:okay:

And yes, Cebu should focus now on targetting the backpackers, considering we have now a few hotel who can readily convert facilities for this tourism segment. :)

And MICE bai...Cebu is now becoming the preferred destination for MICE and honeymooners... :)

Gov. Gwen should actually change tactic on her Suroy-suroy Sugbo program. Even Congressman Tom appreciates this initiative. Pero as the news stated, this program has become more on faces than places...Mao na'ng mas daghan picture si Madame Gwen ani kaysa mga talan-awon sa maong lungsod.

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 07:45 AM

Ahh yeah.. MICE sad diay.. but honestly, Cebu had been dominant na sad sa ani na segment.. Although there are some we lost, like the AD Congress, but its Cebu had been already a host for the Congress for several years, so in a way, maayo ra sad nag choose silag lain na place like CAMSUR..

@ mainstream.. yeah.. you are right.... mao diay sad na imo pasabot.. hehehe

I believe Cebu has a lot of potentials on these tourism segment. Our Tourism stakeholders should go back to the drawing board and come up with a more aggressive strategy for Cebu's Tourism Industry.

@ rust.. yes.. ang growth ra ang gi istoryahan.. but on numbers/ volume Manila on got a few thousand tourists more than Cebu thats why No. 1 sila.. but sa volume, its still ok.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 07:55 AM

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 08:00 AM

^^unyag naana, unyag dili na mawala... dili nalan i prioritize!, shift to Football stadium? Adto nalang unta nas Bacolod, sila may na ila as Football capital sa Pilipinas. Cebu should focus 2ndly sa Medical tourism nga wala pa ma tap in any area sa Pilipinas... and also extreme urban adventures...:yes:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 08:05 AM

^^
ay kaw bro, kasabi ang PFF nganong gipili nila ang cebu isip beneficiary sa fifa goal project! maski ako, nakurat man pud ko pagkabalita nganong gipili ang cebu nga mas hilig man ang bacolod og iloilo sa football, pero may'g sala pud na sa cebu nganong gipili siya? naa gyud mas lawom nga razon ana bro. kung napilian man gani ang cebu, that's already a blessing!

and nganong maguol man ka nga this is not being initiated by the local government of cebu. this project comes from outside og cebu lang ang napilian. ka maayo na ana ah! mas dili hinuon ko musugot kung mismo atong kwarta maoy himuon pagpatukod anang football village. laen napud ng istoryaha!

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 08:08 AM

^^aw wana tay mahimo ana... it's a blessing. Pero kunohay ang gusto man natong mahitabo ang gisturyaan diri...wa man silay labot... Basta ako pwede ra adto sa Bacolod... bout you, kung ikaw ang head sa PFF, would you do the same?

We are talking here about tourism and they are not. So it matters about sa atong idea diri og sa ilang idea... :yes:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 08:11 AM

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 08:12 AM

seguro ilang gi choose ang Cebu because of its strategic location. advantage man gud sa Cebu when it comes to location since it is proximate in any areas within Vismin and even Luzon..

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 08:14 AM

^^
aw kung akong president sa PFF, adto gyud ko sa bacolod or iloilo.

bro, tourism is not limited to something nga naandan na nato. it is everything that is perceived to promote attractiveness sa usa ka lugar. like kinsa may nagdahom nga ang sports pwede na diay makacontribute to local tourism? kinsay may magdahom nga ang medical tourism pwede pud diay makacontribute sa local tourism? etc. :)

yeah! exactly... that's why promote medical tourism or other attractions nga bag o but still prioritize ang main attraction kay mao nay root sa atong pagka sikat... dili kay if sports tourism ang kusog didto, dapat mag sports tourism sad ta diri...:yes:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 08:16 AM

^^
uy i never said that. naatol lang that i was stating what i believe happen to Camsur and the plan to put up a football village sa cebu. wala na koy laeng buot ipasabot. :D

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 08:19 AM

^^Chill lang bro, we don't need that sports tourism facilities urgently kay Cebu is still very alive interms of tourism...:okay:

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 12th, 2011, 08:21 AM

chill ra man gyud ko! wala man pud ko nagsulti nga buhaton dayon kay kinahanglanon gyud sa Cebu. i just made mention it what's wrong with that? para makamention lang sa Camsur automatic sunod2x diay dayon? may'g wakeboarding ra ba gud ang sports tourism dili man! :nuts: kay kung tanawon nimo balik tanan akong mga gipangpost, it was bai @cebu magigger who first mentioned about the football village unya ako pud, i was very eager to say something about it and somehow relating it to what happened in Camsur because it really helps a lot in tourism man pud but it doesn't mean that i will totally EXCHANGE the things that made CEBU famous in the first place just because of it. :cheers:

basta ako, what's best for Cebu, adto ko! :)

^^ yea i hope mahuman jud ni ang srp fast with neat work nya more tourist will visit here lalo na nga katung gi propose nga football village. i hope they wont change their mind transferring it to another city i hope that football village stays cuz it cud really boost tourism if Camsur got wakeboarders then Cebu myt sooner lure the football fans :guns1: OH YEA... ;)

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 09:43 AM

^^ehehe... oks ra bro uy... nahuwasan naman sad ko... nabugnawan sa uwan...:D

AmbutLang

April 12th, 2011, 09:53 AM

^^
salamat sa pagsummarize bro! hehehe...medjo daghan lang kog nasulti about sports tourism unya wala nako mamention ang pagstrengthen sa mga BEST ASSETS SA CEBU! :D naa naman na. dili na mawala! btw, medical tourism tuod big potential for cebu! :okay:

This is a very good one. Kinahanglan ang Cebu Doctor, Chong Hua ug ang Perpetual Succor Hospitals mudawat sa medical coverage sa Empire Blue Cross, GHI/HIP and other medical coverage sa U.S. Daghan gyud mga langyaw munganha sa Cebu. Imagine hundred of thoundsands sa kanang duha ka insurance. Mao nay medical insurance sa mga NYC employees active and retirees.

RonnieR

April 12th, 2011, 11:53 AM

Cheers.

http://www.designbuild-network.com/news/news115996.html

Philippine Developer Begins Work on $464m Mixed-Use Project

12 April 2011

Philippines-based developer and mall operator SM Prime has commenced construction on a $464m mixed-use complex in Cebu City in the Philippines.

The development, christened the SM Seaside Complex, will centre around a $104m, four-level mall.

The mall will feature a roof garden, an ice-skating rink, an 18-lane bowling alley, an IMAX cinema and five-theatre Cineplex.

The mixed-use development will also feature hotels, a convention centre, residential buildings and community facilities in addition to a hospital and school.

The scheme could also feature a 30-storey tourist attraction with a viewing deck and restaurant and sculpture made of glass and LED lights, according to bworldonline.com.

kenken94

April 12th, 2011, 12:17 PM

Actually, I realize that it's about time Cebu give the limelight to others. We have been enjoying such a lavish appetite of fortune since the last decade and I mean, it's about time we shift our focus on areas that we have never been dominant before.

And when it comes to the tourism market. I guess the government has been trying their best to promote the island as a whole to the rest of the world. What we need is a more advanced and expansive infrastructure. From airports, ports, bus stations and many more infras. Cebu is not just a tourism destination, we are a business hub with respect to our strategic location and the vibrant business activity we have here in the island. Our infrastructure is not catching up with the fast-paced development we have. It's like one road/flyover/highway = 10 or more fresh investments in business. We have the Cebuanos' ingenuity at our disposal, this will bring us to greater heights.

Remember, the greatest resource of the nation will always be their PEOPLE. ;)

shaKEIRa

April 12th, 2011, 12:31 PM

naa ba mga super affordable na pension house sa bantayan? malapascua? camotes?

julfinch

April 12th, 2011, 01:42 PM

And MICE bai...Cebu is now becoming the preferred destination for MICE and honeymooners... :)

Gov. Gwen should actually change tactic on her Suroy-suroy Sugbo program. Even Congressman Tom appreciates this initiative. Pero as the news stated, this program has become more on faces than places...Mao na'ng mas daghan picture si Madame Gwen ani kaysa mga talan-awon sa maong lungsod.

I don't know kung naa ba kaha sayop si Gwen about sa issue anang "more faces than places" kay para nako mura mana siya gra.promote sa Cebu's medical tourism.Hinumdumi katong gipangutana siya ni Rico J. Puno kung kinsay ga.maintain sa iya beauty,Belo ba o Calayan,pero sa iyang tubag gipromote pa niya nga naa tay mas maayo sad diri sa Cebu nga naa sa field sa beauty enhancement..:lol::lol:

Henz

April 12th, 2011, 02:13 PM

hahaha.. istorya ra to... kay if its true.. ngano moadto pa man na sya sa US ona regular basis para lang mag paayos/check up etc sa iyang beauty... :lol:

But anyway wa na ta pakialam about ana na butang.. personal issues ra na.

Zuburbia

April 12th, 2011, 02:46 PM

Panzer_18

April 12th, 2011, 02:48 PM

^^:cheers: welcome back zuburbia!!!!:cheers: the whole SSC-cebu misses you :okay:

*GoldFish*

April 12th, 2011, 03:51 PM

Maayong gabii mga bai! Naa moy ika suggest nga maayong location sa cebu for prenup photo shooting? daghang salamat.

Hiroshima

April 12th, 2011, 04:11 PM

Kita mo sa rainbow later this afternoon? (april 12, around 6:00 pm)

pmarl

April 12th, 2011, 04:19 PM

^^Chill lang bro, we don't need that sports tourism facilities urgently kay Cebu is still very alive interms of tourism...:okay:

Cebu needs a studium for all kinds of events including football ;) .. they could use that studium for sinulug or open air concerts ;)

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 04:41 PM

^^Cebu doesn't need a football stadium to to increase its tourism potential. but Cebu needs a football stadium to provide facility for big sporting events... That's the difference about the current topic Sir...:yes:

SineBuano

April 12th, 2011, 04:44 PM

Sa Liloan lighthouse.

Maayong gabii mga bai! Naa moy ika suggest nga maayong location sa cebu for prenup photo shooting? daghang salamat.

ivanc

April 12th, 2011, 05:05 PM

majaba98

April 12th, 2011, 06:02 PM

[QUOTE=SleMarKen;75906987]http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/3559/700h.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2203/700in.jpg

Great landscapes ! Where is this SleMarKen ?

*GoldFish*

April 12th, 2011, 06:07 PM

Maayong gabii mga bai! Naa moy ika suggest nga maayong location sa cebu for prenup photo shooting? daghang salamat.

Sa Liloan lighthouse.

Salamat bai!

ijun

April 12th, 2011, 06:31 PM

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Step Juan Bai: a Walking Expedition for the Children of Philippine Children's Medical Center is a project that starts with the dream of one man and continues on to help children battle the fight with the big C.

The walk is a journey of one man travelling from the tip of Samar and island hopping to the other islands of the visayan region and will end in Boracay Island, covering about 1,178 kilometers in distance. Each step will hopefully lead to a life.

The Step Juan walking expedition aspires to pace the Islands of the Visayas; travelling by the extent of major roads only by foot. This ambitious dream of Tomas Leonor, a local mountaineer and painter, got its roots from his early childhood in the quaint province of Laguna. Then on July 2008, Tomas assisted a friend during a photo documentation of a basketball tournament which was an actual fund raising event for the Cancer Warriors Foundation. There, on that benefit event, Tomas realized that there was a road which led to his dream and with it came avenues, alleys of opportunities for him to save the lives of children with cancer.

Today, this project is composed of Tomas Leonor’s confidants, colleagues and other well respected personalities in their own fields. All of whom are volunteers aiming to spare a few moments of their professional and personal time not just to assist a friend but also to share a worthy cause of saving a life, one step at a time. With the project’s motivated goal, the team has organized a strategic walk which starts from Allen Samar and ends at the beautiful island of Boracay. The walk will travel through 6 major islands. The team will conduct close monitoring for the walk to go smoothly, effectively and objectively.

We are pleased to invite your organization to support the Step Juan Project by being a sponsor, donor or volunteer. In line with our cause, we have drafted specific packages that offer extensive, cost-efficient media mileage. Your monetary support and/or cooperation will be directed to the Tawid Kalusugan Program of PCMC.

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We would like to thank you in advance for being a part of this worthy and directed cause. We may not offer an absolute solution for these children’s condition but, together, we can start a viable first step to save a life. For now, this is Step Juan.

Tomas Leonor

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pmarl

April 12th, 2011, 06:37 PM

yes, we may still be among the top places when it comes to domestic tourism but other provinces are slowly catching up. a lot of people have already seen our beaches, waterfalls, sinulog, etc.. we need to have something different, we need to offer something different. good thing mr king opened the skyadventure rides, its something unique... camsur has the CWC, and they were able to utilize it well by holding numerous extreme sports competition that attracts a lot of international tourists. why cant we use this gift from FIFA/PFF and hold football invitationals by inviting other amateur (highschool, college, homeless, etc) football clubs from the ASEAN region? something like a "Cebu International Football Open"..

we might not see the urgent need now, but it doesnt hurt to lay down and prepare the sports infra first right? after all, its basically free and wont cost the local LGU or something.... i think of reasons why cebu was chosen even if we are not the "football capital" of the philippines:
1) accessibility/location - we're right smack in the middle of the philippines, accessible by air/sea/land (roro, Ceres) from other provinces
2) cebu airport has sufficient flight connections to asian hubs
3) sufficient hotel rooms/accomodation and night life facilities should international football events happen
4) we have a thriving local football scene - a lot of Cebuanos actually play football even before the Askals brought it into the limelight.

just a thought.

i for one was already into football back in cebu ;)

Sleepwalker

April 12th, 2011, 06:37 PM

^^Wow...Very noble effort...:cheers:

And this is Visayas wide... :)

ijun

April 12th, 2011, 06:43 PM

^^Wow...Very noble effort...:cheers:

And this is Visayas wide... :)

^^^^^
very noble indeed...:okay:

federalist

April 12th, 2011, 07:40 PM

yes, we may still be among the top places when it comes to domestic tourism but other provinces are slowly catching up. a lot of people have already seen our beaches, waterfalls, sinulog, etc.. we need to have something different, we need to offer something different. good thing mr king opened the skyadventure rides, its something unique... camsur has the CWC, and they were able to utilize it well by holding numerous extreme sports competition that attracts a lot of international tourists. why cant we use this gift from FIFA/PFF and hold football invitationals by inviting other amateur (highschool, college, homeless, etc) football clubs from the ASEAN region? something like a "Cebu International Football Open"..

we might not see the urgent need now, but it doesnt hurt to lay down and prepare the sports infra first right? after all, its basically free and wont cost the local LGU or something.... i think of reasons why cebu was chosen even if we are not the "football capital" of the philippines:
1) accessibility/location - we're right smack in the middle of the philippines, accessible by air/sea/land (roro, Ceres) from other provinces
2) cebu airport has sufficient flight connections to asian hubs
3) sufficient hotel rooms/accomodation and night life facilities should international football events happen
4) we have a thriving local football scene - a lot of Cebuanos actually play football even before the Askals brought it into the limelight.

just a thought.

pirting saktoha..

Cebu is a premier city pero kuwang kaayo ug sports facilities. wa man gani tarong nga Coliseum.

ang purpose sa pagtukod ug stadium or coliseum di man para gyud sa sports sports tourism ra kundi para man sa pag provide ug maayo ug presentable nga venue kay pakauwaw lang ang Cebu layo ra kaayo sa uban nga mga smaller cities ra when it comes to venues.

ug kinsay nagsulti nga ang taga Cebu way hilig ug Soccer? wa lang mo kahibaw pirting daghanag adik ug soccer anha magtapok sa SanRoque ug nakuha siguro na ang financial aid sa FIFA through the efforts of the Aboitizes kay perti ana nila hiliga ug soccer.

ug unsa may sayop kung maka gather ug tourists through sports? :ohno:

federalist

April 12th, 2011, 07:51 PM

naa ba mga super affordable na pension house sa bantayan? malapascua? camotes?

affordable raman mga resorts sa Bantayan and Camotes ambot lang sa Malapascua but i heared before naa man sad kno affordable ra sa Malapascua.

SleMarKen

April 12th, 2011, 08:03 PM

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federalist

April 12th, 2011, 08:19 PM

bai kung naa moy plano mobalik Osmena Peak ingna ko kay ganahan sad ko moanha. naa pay usa nga nindot kaayo sa mga adventure sa Mt. Lantoy kay challenging kaayo pero ang di hilig mokatkat bukid bilin nalang sa ubos. nya lahos sa Cambantog/Canbantog nga perti daghana pine trees mas daghan pa kaysa Mantalongon.

mAiNsTrEaMhunter

April 13th, 2011, 02:18 AM

yes, we may still be among the top places when it comes to domestic tourism but other provinces are slowly catching up. a lot of people have already seen our beaches, waterfalls, sinulog, etc.. we need to have something different, we need to offer something different. good thing mr king opened the skyadventure rides, its something unique... camsur has the CWC, and they were able to utilize it well by holding numerous extreme sports competition that attracts a lot of international tourists. why cant we use this gift from FIFA/PFF and hold football invitationals by inviting other amateur (highschool, college, homeless, etc) football clubs from the ASEAN region? something like a "Cebu International Football Open"..

we might not see the urgent need now, but it doesnt hurt to lay down and prepare the sports infra first right? after all, its basically free and wont cost the local LGU or something.... i think of reasons why cebu was chosen even if we are not the "football capital" of the philippines:
1) accessibility/location - we're right smack in the middle of the philippines, accessible by air/sea/land (roro, Ceres) from other provinces
2) cebu airport has sufficient flight connections to asian hubs
3) sufficient hotel rooms/accomodation and night life facilities should international football events happen
4) we have a thriving local football scene - a lot of Cebuanos actually play football even before the Askals brought it into the limelight.

just a thought.

maayong buntag!

I am with you bai. CEBU HAS IT ALL FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELER man kaha! wala'y gipiling turista, so kung unsay ganahan sa usa ka turista, dapat naa ang Cebu kay kung daghang options, daghan choices, mas magdugay ilang stay, mas daghan makabenepisyo, mas mulambo pa ang turismo sa sugbo!!!! :okay: